In today’s global market, international patent protection can be crucial, and for many inventions Europe is an important region where patents are needed. According to the present system, considerable ...

Will it be worth the wait? Seventy years since the idea was first mooted — pre-dating the EU’s three institutions — a new European patent system launches on June 1. It's designed as a one-stop shop, ...

BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Unitary system diagnostics are already an established fact on a few high-end systems. What are the benefits that will drive future acceptance in the residential and light ...

Unitary patent system key for European SMEs, but not all countries ready to join The newly launched unitary patent system adopted by 17 member states is expected to boost Europe’s competitiveness and ...

Members of the European Parliament today approved a unitary patent approach that extends a common legal process across European Union (EU) member countries. The new unitary patent system was formed ...

A new unitary patent system is due to come into effect in Europe later on this year. The unitary patent (UP) will build on European Union (EU) patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) under ...

Industry ministers from 22 countries will sign an international agreement to set up a court structure for the European Union’s unitary patent on Tuesday (19 February). Italy will be one of the ...

Policymakers ordinarily use history badly. When resorting to an analogy (or historical data), they tend to seize upon the first that comes to mind, they do not search widely. Nor do they pause to ...