The unitary patent observed its milestone first anniversary on 1 June 2024. It is worth noting that the unitary patent system currently serves as the modality for obtaining a single means of uniform protection across all of the 17 countries of the European Union that have ratified the Agreement on a […]
With effect from 1 September 2024, Romania will become part of the European Unitary Patents System and the Unified Patent Court (‘UPC’), alongside the Member States of the European Union that have already ratified the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (‘UPC Agreement’): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, […]
By way of background, the European Inventor Award, created in 2006 by the European Patent Office (EPO), is intended to reward the creativity of inventors each year in various categories including: industry, research, non-EPO countries, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In addition to these categories, there is also a Lifetime […]