In today’s global market, international patent protection can be crucial, and for many inventions Europe is an important region where patents are needed. According to the present system, considerable ...

This article is based on a Feb. 2023 Womble Bond Dickinson webinar featuring WBD Partners James Love (UK) and Ryan Cagle, Fabio Marino and Karthika Perumal (U.S.). Patent owners soon will be entering ...

The proposed European unitary patent and unified patent court represents one of the largest changes to the European patent system in a generation. It will usher in a new European patent right (the ...

Will it be worth the wait? Seventy years since the idea was first mooted — pre-dating the EU’s three institutions — a new European patent system launches on June 1. It's designed as a one-stop shop, ...

Unitary patent system key for European SMEs, but not all countries ready to join The newly launched unitary patent system adopted by 17 member states is expected to boost Europe’s competitiveness and ...

Businesses throughout the world holding or planning patents in Europe should familiarize themselves with the new Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court and – depending on patent protection strategy - ...