{"id":7035,"date":"2023-03-20T15:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/non-classifiee\/soon-uptake-of-the-european-unitary-patent\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:09:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T16:09:48","slug":"soon-uptake-of-the-european-unitary-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/news\/soon-uptake-of-the-european-unitary-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"Soon uptake of the European unitary patent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7035\" class=\"elementor elementor-7035 elementor-6982\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-139e0ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"139e0ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d45493\" data-id=\"5d45493\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c124c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c124c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unitary European patent: uniform protection in 25 Member States<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e5b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6e5b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A long-awaited reform<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dca2eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dca2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long awaited, the year 2023 should finally see the uptake of the European unitary patent on 1 June 2023. It will enable inventions to be protected over a wider area at a lower cost.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9793a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9793a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two systems currently coexist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5a7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba5a7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">the national patent which takes effect in each Member State;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">the European Patent (EPC) which is subject to prior examination by the European Patent Office (EPO), but which then takes effect individually in each Member State, according to its rules, procedures and associated costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a817bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a817bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A uniform protection system<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c59bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c59bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new unitary patent system will make it possible to obtain uniform protection through <b>a single filing<\/b>, eventually in <b>25 EU Member States (excluding Spain and Croatia to date) <\/b>for which the EPO will be the one-stop shop.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to reduce costs but also to promote the centralisation of patent enforcement actions in the participating Member States.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1bc57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db1bc57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A new strategic option for depositors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73d52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d73d52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, the unitary patent does not replace national patents, nor the classic European patent (EPC): it constitutes a new card in the strategic palette of applicants.<\/p>\n<p>According to EPO figures, the unitary patent <b>will be cheaper<\/b> than a classic European patent (EPC) validated and maintained in 4 of the 25 Member States: the more countries where a classic European patent would have been validated, the cheaper the unitary patent will be.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee5cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cee5cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uniform protection in several countries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4956520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4956520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In practice, tomorrow, w<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesechos.fr\/monde\/europe\/le-brevet-unitaire-europeen-devrait-enfin-voir-le-jour-1351186\">ith a unitary patent granted by the European Patent Office<\/a> (EPO), a company will be able to have its innovations protected in seventeen Member States at once, twenty-five in the long run, or even all Member States. Only Spain and Croatia have refused to join the project, while Poland has accepted but not yet ratified the agreement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a9794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a9794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simplification of procedures<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9692c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9692c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Under the new system, it will no longer be necessary to file\/represent patents State by State, by taking twenty-five steps to have them validated Nor will it be necessary to translate them into different languages, nor to pay annual renewal fees in each country. <b>Only one annual fee will have to be paid.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5d795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c5d795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Unified Patent Jurisdiction (UPJ)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0f1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0f1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The creation of this unitary patent is accompanied by the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/applying\/european\/unitary\/upc_fr.html\">UPC (Unified Patent Court),<\/a> whose central division is located in Paris. With the UPC, disputes will be decided in one shot, whereas today each national court can deliver its own judgment. In other words, if it decides on the invalidity of the European unitary patent, for example, or on damages for infringement, these decisions will be applied uniformly in all European States (members of the project). While the UPC will be more expensive than a national court, in general, it will be cheaper for companies to go through this one court than through all the courts in each country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b1158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7b1158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transitional measures already in place<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290c2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"290c2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transitional measures have already been put in place by the EPO so that applicants can benefit from the advantages of the reform before it comes into force. We will notify you if you fall into this category.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9068cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9068cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Systematic discussion for the definition of the protection strategy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a835c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a835c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-1246447 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Although we do not have all the data yet, and a fortiori no case law is available, we believe that the uptake of such a system and its a priori very positive use will have to be systematically discussed for the definition of the protection strategy.<\/span><br><\/div>\n<p>Indeed, this unitary protection is accompanied by the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">risk of invalidation in all countries during the entire life of the patent<\/span> The invalidation of the patent will be valid throughout the EU, which can be very damaging.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the EPC groups together more countries than the EU<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">(to<\/span> date the unitary patent concerns only <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">17 countries<\/span>) and the United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU. Thus, depending on your choice of countries, their number and their importance, the protection strategy may evolve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e30606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e30606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are at your disposal to discuss it<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36d043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36d043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We would be happy to discuss this with you and help you develop the most appropriate protection strategy for your situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, the European unitary patent will finally be implemented on June 1st. This new system will provide uniform protection in 25 EU Member States, with the European Patent Office as a one-stop shop. The unitary patent will be less expensive than a traditional European patent and it will no longer be necessary to file\/represent patents State by State. The JUB (Unified Patent Jurisdiction) will be launched simultaneously with the central division located in Paris to adjudicate disputes uniformly in all the adhering European States. However, the implementation of this new system is accompanied by a risk of invalidity in all countries during the life of the patent. It is therefore important to have a systematic discussion to define the protection strategy. The EPC also includes more countries than the EU, which may influence the protection strategy depending on the choice of countries and their importance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sector-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7035"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7286,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7035\/revisions\/7286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colbert-innovation.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}