Introduction to the unitary patent and the unified patent court

The legislation on the Unitary Patent (UP) and the new Unified Patent Court (UPC), scheduled to enter into force at the beginning of 2023, introduces significant changes in the management of innovation in the patent landscape of the European Union by establishing a single patent which is effective in 25 (in the initial phase only 17) countries of the European Union and delegating patent disputes based on both the Unitary patent and, in perspective, on all European patents to the new Court (UPC).

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