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UPDATETHEUNITARYPATENTSYSTEM
30TH NOVEMBER2018
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AGENDA
1.Zaccoinbrief2.ReformoftheEuropeanPatentSystem3.ImplicationsforCompanies4.Iftime- Industry 4.0and Patenting
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INTERNATIONALNETWORKZACCO- EUROPEANFOOTPRINT
• Full-serviceEuropeanIPconsultancywithScandinavianroots• 360o approachtoIP– ClassicalLegalInstruments,CyberSecurity,DigitalBrands,DataandDigitalAssets• Morethan472employees• 29officesinDenmark,Sweden,Norway,Germany,Great-Britain,FranceandIndia• Foundedin1870
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REFORMOFTHEEUROPEANPATENTSYSTEM
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TheEuropeanPatentConvention of1973• IntergovernmentalagreementestablishingtheEuropeanPatentOrganization– notanEuropeanUnioninstitution- andmanagedbytheAdministrativeCouncil
• Establish theEuropeanPatentasasupplementtoParis-routeapplications tonationaloffices• Europeanpatentsare validated inEuropeancountries andthus forma”Bundledpatent”ofnationalrights withthesameorigin andlegalcapacity
• Europeanpatentsareenforcedinnationaljurisdictions• EversincetheentryintoforceoftheEPC,attemptshasbeenmadetoestablishacommonenforcementsystem- buttonoavail– until2012
THEEPCANDTHEPATENTREFORM
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AsIPbecomes decisiveforCompanyValue:….astrong political desire emerged tocreate aEuropean-wide enforcement systembeing anintegrale partoftheEuropeanpatentsystem,that:• Arecost-efficient andless timeconsuming• Avoids (or reduce)forumshopping• Establish one singlesetofRules ofProcedures,and• Thatensureahighanduniform qualityofenforcementbyhavingasharedpoolofjudgeswithequivalenteducationandtraining
WHY THEREFORMCREATING THEUPANDTHEUPC?
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• PoliticalcompromisereachedinDecember2012byagreementbetweentheEuropeanCouncilandtheEuropeanParliament• ElementsfromtheGermansystemofbifocation(separationofvalidityandinfringementissues)andNorthEuropeanpracticeoforalproceedings• Thecourt can be setatnational,regionalandcentrallevel,thus allowingcontracting states tokeep proximity tousers
POLITICAL COMPROMISE AND-DECIONDANISH PRESIDENCY OFTHEEU
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• TheUP/UPCwillenterintoforcewhen13contractingstateshaveratified–including theUK,FranceandGermany
• Today,16stateshaveratifiedincluding FranceandtheUK
Two issues:1. A constitutionalcomplaint isfiledinGermany– noinformation astowhenand
whetherthiswillbeclarified2. IftheAgreementisnotentered intoforcebefore 29.March2019(dayof
Brexit),elementsof thedealhavetoberenegotiated
IMPLEMENTATION – REMAINING ISSUESANDWAY FORWARD
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TheOptimist• Germanyisexpectedtoclarifytheconstitutional issueswithin6months i.e.June2019• Re-negotiateUKparticipation- 6monthstowardstheend2019• Ratificationinthebeginningof2020• EndPreliminaryApplicationPeriod(PAP)June2020andUP/UPCup-and-runningyearend2020
ThePessimist• AdditionaltwoyearsnegotiatingUKparticipationandlocationofcentraldivisionbio-branch• Up-and-running2022orlater
PROJECTION
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• Aftersun-rice,aIn thePAPoffourmonthfromthelastratificationuntil”Sun-rise”– applicantscanopt-outwiththerighttoopt-inlater• pplicants canopt-out,unlesstheirapplicationispartofanongoinglegalproceeding.• Anglo-Americanpharmaandbiotechcompaniesareexpectedtoopt-outuntilpracticehasbeenestablishedwiththenewUPC• Similarconsiderationsinotherindustries• Europeanandnationalpatentswillprevailintheshortandmediumterm
IMPORTANT TOCONSIDEROPT-OUT?– IFANDWHEN
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INDUSTRY4.0ANDTHEPATENTSYSTEM…..IFTIMEPERMITS
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IdeaPrepareandfileapplication
Investi-gate&search
Draftapplication
Authorityprocessapplication
Search
Evaluate
Dialoguebetweenauthorityandadvisor
Patentgrant
Renewalfees
Redcirclesindicatethatprocessesare”disrupted”
INDUSTRY4.0ANDTHEPATENTPROCESS
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