The Unitary Patent as an Object of Property

After an introduction to the concept of object of property as defined by Regulation 1257/2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection, the e-presentation focuses on the determination of the law applicable to the rights attached to a European patent with unitary effect.

Pierre Véron

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Question 1 of 3

A European patent with unitary effect as an object of property

shall be treated in its entirety and in all the participating Member States to the Unified Patent Court Agreement as a national patent of the participating Member State in which that patent has unitary effect.

shall be treated in its entirety as a Community Patent in all the European Union.

shall be treated in its entirety and in all the participating Member States to the European Patent Convention as a national patent of the participating Member State in which that patent has an effect.

Question 2 of 3

The concept of “as an object of property” applied to the European patent with Unitary effect

is not the same as the one applied for Community trade marks.

is the same as the one applied for Community trade marks and designs.

is the same as the one applied for Community designs.

Question 3 of 3

The sources of law applicable to a European patent with unitary effect are:

National laws and EU law.

National laws, European patent convention, EU law, UPC agreement.

European Patent Convention, EU law, UPC agreement.