Reset and Go: The Unitary Patent System Post-Brexit

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2016-12-13 DOI:10.2139/ssrn.2884671

T. Jaeger

引用次数: 11

Abstract

Patent law in Europe is characterized by a historic rivalry between EU and non-EU patent systems. The EU for decades could not establish a working, attractive and balanced system of its own. After the failure of its well-tailored 2009 model, the Commission was determined to push ahead with the patent plans even at the cost of compromise that severely damaged the functionality of the patent system. The result was the 2012 Unitary Patent Package, which has since been cleared twice by the CJEU in spite of severe doubts concerning EU law compatibility. Just as the race seemed to near finish line, the June 2016 Brexit referendum put a spoke in the EU’s wheel. Against the backdrop of a brief review of the systemic rivalry, this paper recounts and assesses the CJEU’s recent case law on the legality of the UP Package, the implications of the Brexit vote and the prospects, if any, for the unitary patent post-Brexit.

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重新开始:英国脱欧后的统一专利制度

欧洲专利法的特点是欧盟和非欧盟专利制度之间的历史竞争。几十年来，欧盟一直无法建立起一个有效的、有吸引力的、平衡的体系。在精心设计的2009年模式失败后，欧盟委员会决心推进专利计划，即使要付出严重损害专利制度功能的妥协代价。其结果是2012年的统一专利一揽子计划，尽管对欧盟法律的兼容性存在严重质疑，但该计划已两次获得欧洲法院的批准。就在这场竞赛似乎接近终点线时，2016年6月的英国脱欧公投给欧盟的车轮带来了冲击。在简要回顾系统竞争的背景下，本文叙述并评估了欧洲法院最近关于UP一揽子计划合法性的判例法，英国脱欧投票的影响以及英国脱欧后统一专利的前景(如果有的话)。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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