Perspective
Feb. 1, 2013
New EU patent litigation system — coming soon
The dream of a single patent that would allow inventors to protect their inventions in all EU member states has been a long time coming - 40 years to be exact - despite the obvious advantages in cost and economic efficiency. By Steve Carlson and Frank Peterreins
Twenty-five of the 27 EU states have agreed to create a "European patent with unitary effect" ("unitary patent") and a Unified Patent Court (UPC). Eventually, the new court is expected to handle litigation in the participating EU states of all European patents that are granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). The primary impact of these developments will be two-fold: new strategic choi...
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