This article is based on a Feb. 2023 Womble Bond Dickinson webinar featuring WBD Partners James Love (UK) and Ryan Cagle, Fabio Marino and Karthika Perumal (U.S.). Patent owners soon will be entering ...

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 ...

After the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, dubbed “Brexit” by the press, many have called into question whether the UK would ratify the Unitary Patent System. The Unitary Patent ...

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, ...

“In the lead up to Brexit and the introduction of the Unitary Patent system, European patentees should consider whether or not to ‘opt out’ of the Unified Patent Court jurisdiction.” With a “no-deal” ...

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 ...