Your U.S. Patent Might End Up in a German Court (Yes, Really)
When U.S. Patent Disputes Go Global If you’re an inventor or a patent owner, you probably have a simple mental map of how patents work: U.S. patents get enforced in…
Update on the European Unitary Patent – Coming April 1, 2023
What is the European Unitary Patent? The new European Unitary Patent (UP) system is now coming into effect on April 1, 2023 for 17 EU member states. Included are Austria,…
European Unified Patents Update
Ratification of the Unified Patent Court Protocol We posted an update in November 2021. All 13 countries have now ratified the Protocol on Provisional Application of the Unified Patent Court…
Unitary Patent in Europe
Efforts Toward a Unified European Patent System Since the 1970s, there have been attempts to replace individual European country patents with a unified patent covering participating countries. Currently, there is…