The European Patent Office (EPO) is now accepting early designations of the Unitary Patent for European patent applications.
The European Patent Office (EPO) is now accepting early designations of the Unitary Patent for European patent applications in the rule 71(3) EPC late stage of grant.
This is a transitional provision pending the Unitary Patent system coming into force later this year on the expected date of June 01, 2023.
Dr Robert Franks has prepared a white paper to explain this change in depth, which can be found in the 'ask an expert' section of our webstite.
A link to the white paper can be found here.
Article Published January 23rd, 2023
