European Patent
Disputes Over Union Patents (Articles 257 and 262 TFEU)
Content about European Patent from the publication “The ABC of European Union law” (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt.The legal basis for the establishment of a Union Patent Court was introduced by the Treaty of Nice. The Union Patent Court, which is yet to be created and will be located at the Court of Justice, would have jurisdiction concerning disputes over the future Union patent system. In particular, it would deal with proceedings relating to the infringement and validity of Union patents. The creation of the Union patent system itself aims to make it cheaper and easier to protect new inventions in all EU Member States, by means of a single procedure. It will thus remove competitive disadvantages suffered by Europe’s innovators and stimulate investment in research and development.