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2501, 2023

EPO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the EPC

Céline Fabre2025-09-15T16:14:16+02:00IP Alert Brevet, Patent, Publications|

The European Patent Convention (EPC) was signed in Munich on October 5, 1973 and entered into force on October 7, 1977 for the following member states: Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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1201, 2023

Some criteria for choosing between unitary patent and national validations of the european patent

webmaster2025-10-03T09:44:26+02:00Publications, Unitary Patent|

From 1 January 2023, the period for early uptake of the Unitary Patent begins and related official forms are available on the EPO website. The Unitary Patent system is expected to enter into force on 1 June 2023, when the Unified Patent Court (UPC) should also come into operation, heralding a new era for patent protection in Europe.

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2012, 2022

UNITARY PATENT AND UNIFIED PATENT COURT: ORGANIZATION AND IMPACTS ON IP RIGHTS

webmaster2025-09-29T09:37:26+02:00Blog, Patent, Publications, UPC|

Camille Pecnard and Damien Colombié co-authored an article on the UPC and the unitary patent published this week in the Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires (LJA).
They discuss the impacts on IP rights and the points to identify in order to anticipate the strategy to adopt. (more…)

2012, 2022

Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court: organization and impacts on IP rights

webmaster2025-10-03T09:44:57+02:00Publications, Unitary Patent|

Camille Pecnard and Damien Colombié co-authored an article on the UPC and the unitary patent published this week in the Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires (LJA). (more…)

1912, 2022

NEW ON EASYPATENT

webmaster2025-09-23T17:54:46+02:00Blog, Corporate, Publications|

European validation module (unitary effect patent) is now available
EasyPatent now offers a module dedicated to European validations
Dedicated to foreign patent extensions, phase commitments and validations, EasyPatent gives you access to an immediate estimate of the cost of the operation directly via IP DATA². (more…)

1912, 2022

New on EasyPatent

webmaster2025-10-03T09:45:19+02:00Publications, Unitary Patent|

European validation module (unitary effect patent) is now available

EasyPatent now offers a module dedicated to European validations
Dedicated to foreign patent extensions, phase commitments and validations, EasyPatent gives you access to an immediate estimate of the cost of the operation directly via IP DATA².

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