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Media | Philippe Bhering contributes with comments to Valor Econômico about the New European Patent System and Its Significance for Brazilian Companies

27/06/2023

Partner Philippe Bhering contributed with comments to Valor Econômico Newspaper’s report regarding the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court. The new European Patent System came into effect on June 1, 2023.

This topic is of particular importance for Brazilian companies operating or having an interest in the European Union, as they will need to reassess their patent protection strategy in the region, taking into account the circumstances of each case. According to Dr. Bhering, “Until then, if you had a dispute involving several countries, you had to litigate in all of them. Now, the company can go to just one court, which should unify case law, increasing legal certainty”,

The full article can be read (in Portuguese) here.

 


 

 

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