German Ruling Deals Another Blow To Europe’s New Patent System
Major Delays Or Even Abandonment On The Horizon
Executive Summary
The annulment of Germany’s ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement has dealt the proposed system another serious blow following the UK’s recent decision not to take part because of Brexit.
You may also be interested in...
‘No Unified Patent Court For Us’, Says UK Government
The UK’s decision to pull out of Europe’s Unified Patent Court system throws the future of the whole project into doubt.
New EU Patent System On Course For End Of 2020, Says EPO
Progress is being made towards the implementation of the EU’s new patent system, but the UK’s insistence on severing all ties with the European Court could spell the end for its participation.
WHO Launches Twin-Track Procedure To Speed Access To Health Products
A procedure used to accelerate the approval of COVID-19 products during the pandemic is to be applied to all medicines using “synchronized and parallel, but otherwise entirely independent, processes,” the World Health Organization says.