Unified Patent Court

The European Council’s approval in June of new legislative proposals has opened the way for the single European patent to be in place in 1 - 2 years. But developing an accompanying patent court will take longer

On May 24 the European Commission made a commitment to create a single market for intellectual property rights. In a series of articles we will be looking into the details of this latest initiative, reporting on progress, and assessing outcomes

Under pressure from the EU Court of Justice, the Commission issued proposals scaling back ambitions for the single patent court, while Spain and Italy launched a legal appeal

The Commission is ploughing on with the single patent despite legal uncertainties, putting new legal proposals at the heart of efforts to revive Europe’s open market.