01/06/2023 (Agence Europe) – With Germany having ratified the agreement establishing a ‘Unified Patent Court’ a few months ago (see EUROPE B13125A19), the unitary patent was able to enter into force on 1 June, after years of waiting. This means that users will be able to make a single application to enforce their patent in the 17 countries that have signed up to the unitary patent for the time being. They will also be able to assert their rights before a single jurisdiction for the...