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Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part III)
Strategies for pending patent applications and important aspects of the opt out procedure When preparing for the entry into
Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part II)
The language regime for the Unitary Patent and the divisions of the UPC As we have written before the
Third strike hits the European Patent Office
Last month, 91% (3,701) of 4062 of European Patent Office (EPO) employees voted for a one day strike to
Revised PACE programme from 1 January 2016
The programme for accelerated prosecution of European Patent Applications (PACE) allows applicants to request that the European Patent Office
Potential market size for Unitary Patents is 25% larger than for US patents and 90% larger than for traditional European patents
As you might already know, a European patent application is examined by the European Patent Office (EPO). If a
The Unitary Patent takes an (inventive) step towards grant
The Unitary Patent provides a new way for innovators and companies to protect their intellectual property in the EU.
Will there be any difference in the oral hearings between the EPO and the UPC?
Anyone who has been attending an oral proceeding at the EPO, either as an observer or as an active
Spain’s actions against unitary patent protection dismissed
On May 5, a potential legal obstacle against the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court was removed when the
First non-European country begins validating European patents
As earlier announced on the Awapatent IP Blog here, Tunisia and Morocco has signed an agreement with the EPO
European patent validation in Morocco and Tunisia
Recently, the EPO has initiated work on a new interesting possibility for European patent applicants. Namely, the EPO has