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Romania to become 18th Unitary Patent state

Wednesday, 05 June 2024

David Grainger

Patents

Romania has ratified the Unitary Patent Court Agreement and deposited its ratification. It will become the 18th member state of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) on 01 September 2024, and Unitary Patents registered on or after this date will also include Romania. As highlighted in our related article, this does not have retrospective effect...

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Not all Unitary Patents are created equal

Wednesday, 05 June 2024

David Grainger

Patents

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Romania becomes 18th Unitary Patent state

Different Unitary Patents can have different geographical coverage. The Unitary Patent states are fixed when a Unitary Patent is registered during the grant stage of a European patent. Countries that subsequently become Unitary Patent states are not retrospectively added. This is in stark contrast to European Trade Marks and Designs where...

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