{"id":20951,"date":"2021-12-08T07:49:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T07:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=20951"},"modified":"2023-04-04T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:02:02","slug":"upcoming-reforms-in-european-patenting-system-that-innovators-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/upcoming-reforms-in-european-patenting-system-that-innovators-should-know","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Reforms in European Patenting System That Innovators Should Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Getting a patent that has a unitary effect across the European Union (EU) can be tiresome and time consuming. This is because the patent seeker has to approach every Member Country separately for each aspect of the patenting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To simplify the existing process, the patenting system in Europe is undergoing a reform. It seeks to address these issues by introducing Unitary Patent Protection (UPP) and establishing a unified patent jurisdiction under a Unified Patent Court (UPC). This change will lead to a cost-effective patent protection system and an expedited dispute settlement method. Moreover, the chances of gaining a unitary patent by new patent seekers are also bound to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that the upcoming changes will be an addition to the existing system and it will still be possible to take the traditional route to patenting and validation. Innovators will now have a choice!  Refer to the Figure 1 for clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1:  The different routes of patent grant for an innovator once the current reforms are into practice.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This article is a short overview of the EEPS documentation on the UPC website. For more details and current information, please refer to their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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