Development of the EU patent with uniform effect

Here you will find our news from the field of EU patent law.

2018

December 2018
Latvia (11 January) and the United Kingdom (24 April) have ratified the EU Patent Convention in 2018 .

2017

December 2017
Italy (February 10), Estonia (August 1) and Lithuania (August 24) have ratified the EU Patent Convention in 2017 .
2016

December 2016
Finland (January 19), Bulgaria (June 3) and the Netherlands (September 14) have ratified the EU Patent Convention in 2016.
2015

December 2015
Luxembourg (22 May) and Portugal (28 August) have ratified the EU Patent Convention in 2015 .
2014

December 2014
France (March 14), Sweden (June 5), Belgium (June 6), Denmark (June 20) and Malta (December 9) have ratified the EU Patent Convention in 2014.
2013

August 6, 2013
Austria is the first country to ratify the agreement on the EU Patent Press Release of the Austrian Foreign Ministry. Press release of the Austrian Foreign Ministry.