On December 01, 2017 a new validation agreement between the European Patent Organisation and Tunisia will enter into force.
The total number of countries wherein patent protection may be obtained via a single European patent application will rise to 43 countries.
The resulting European patent will, for either direct European or Euro-PCT patent applications filed on or after December 01, 2017, therefore cover a market having a population of around 700 million people.
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Article Published November 20th, 2017
