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Unitary Patent enters into force in Europe
Yaotian Chai • 12 July 2023
Unitary Patent enters into force in Europe
On 1 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) finally came into force after years of negotiations between Member States. The project was launched by the UPC Agreement of 19 February 2013, signed by 25 Member States, and ratified by 17 of them.
This means that the long awaited Unitary Patent in Europe could now finally offer a new alternative to patent applicants and holders, besides the traditional European patents.
Recently, the head of Aurilex, Ms. Christine(Yaotian) Chai, has been interviewd by Xinhua News on the topic of unitary patents and given useful insights into the UPC system.
For an extract of interview in Chinese, please click on the link below:
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