Legal Regime of the European Patents
Legal Regime of the European Patents
Author(s): Khrystyna Kmetyk, Svitlana VyshnovetskaSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: EU; EU law; industrial property; invention; regional patent systems; the European Patent Organization; the European Patent Convention (EPC); the European Patent Office (EPO); European patent;
Summary/Abstract: Authors describe the peculiarities of the modern regional patent systems, especially deal with the European regional patent system. The article focuses on the essence of the European patent, its special features as substantial step towards the integration of the worldwide unified patent system. The procedure for granting the European patent, requirements placed on the patentee and the extent of the exclusive rights are described in the article.
Journal: European Studies - the Review of European Law, Economics and Politics
- Issue Year: 2/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 131-141
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English