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There is no such thing as a Unitary Patent in the EU, let alone "Europe". The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court has not been ratified by any country and there
by drucken 14y ago
There is no such thing as a Unitary Patent in the EU, let alone "Europe". The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court has not been ratified by any country and there are substantial legal challenges mounted by two EU members, Spain and Italy.
Even the most optimistic believers in the new system are planning for post mid-2014 issuance at the earliest.
And yes, the new system exists in parallel with the existing one, so does not apply to existing patents.
- MadMud 14y agoAnd even if we get a Unified Patent Court, it will necessarily help. Perhaps the one good thing about EU patent law is that it is hard to enforce :/