The Unitary Patent System: A Two-Year Review

Companies from across tech industries have been carefully watching Europe’s Unitary Patent system since its 2023 launch.  A Unitary Patent offers simplicity and reduces the administrative burden for applicants.  You manage one patent, pay one renewal fee, and have one legal system to deal with.  You also can obtain a single injunction across 18 European countries.  However, there is a risk.  A competitor can invalidate your Unitary Patent in a single action.  Now that we have nearly 22,500 patents requested and over 940 cases already filed in court, Elizabeth and Nathaniel were joined by Paul Keane and David Keane, both European patent attorneys at FRKelly in Ireland, to understand recent trends and potential strategies to implement the Unitary Patent system in a company’s global patent portfolio.