The Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Unitary Patent (UP) were finally introduced on 1 June 2023. During the run up to its launch, the majority of patent holders’ attention was focused on whether or not to opt out of the new system, a decision that was based on what the owner thought would best deliver their commercial objectives for each patent.
In this paper we will share some of the experience and expertise the EPO oppositions and appeals specialists in our patent team have amassed. It is experience and expertise you can use to maximise the commercial and strategic value of your patent portfolio.
This white paper has been written by an R&D grant writer and a patent attorney to give the company owners, directors, executives and founders of innovation-led businesses of all sizes a more complete picture of how to successfully negotiate the grant application process.
Less than two weeks into the life of the court we have already been catapulted into the heart of yet another enormous project.
Potter Clarkson proudly secures its position in the esteemed Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms report by the Financial Times.
On the 24th May the General Court decided that Emmentaler cheese cannot be trademarked in the European Union. The decision appears to have hinged on the German public’s view that Emmentaler is a type of cheese, not a geographic origin.