Should I opt-out from the Unified Patent Court?

The Unitary Patent Court is planned to open on the 1st of April, 2023. The court will have jurisdiction over disputes concerning European patents with a unitary effect as well as validated European patents. With that possibility of opting-out, the owners of validated European patents can remain under the jurisdictions of the same national courts instead of the newly operational unitary one.

PatentAndras PintzNovember 4, 2022

What is novelty?

In order to be eligible for patenting, the invention must be new and no other person may have a prior patent application for it. Patents in most countries are granted for inventions that are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application.

PatentAndras PintzOctober 7, 2022

What is inventive step?

An invention needs to involve an inventive step, meaning that it may not be obvious for a person skilled in the art. Patents in most countries are granted for inventions that are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application.

PatentAndras PintzAugust 26, 2022

Montenegro on its way to become 39th EPC Contracting State on 1 October 2022

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that Montenegro will become the next Member State of the European Patent Organisation. The European state’s ascension to the Organisation will take effect on 1 October of this year.

PatentAndras PintzAugust 17, 2022