“This new framework will strengthen innovation, but also technological sovereignty”, said the EU European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, as he presented the Commission’s various initiatives on patents on Thursday 27 April. The EU wants to continue on the path of the Unitary Patent and find solutions at European level for the different types of patents and IP-related procedures.
The Unitary Patent will come into force on 1 June 2023(see EUROPE B13125A19) and will...