Влияние на Единния европейски патент и Единния патентен съд върху конкурентоспособността на МСП: анализ на първите две години прилагане
Impact of the Unitary European Patent and the Unitary Patent Court on the Competitiveness of SMES: Analysis of the First Two Years of Implementation

Author(s): Zhivko Gradinarov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Law on Economics, EU-Legislation, Commercial Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Unitary Patent; Unified Patent Court; SMEs; competitiveness; intellectual property
Summary/Abstract: The unitary patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) have a dual impact on the competitiveness of SMEs in the EU. On the one hand, they reduce transaction costs and speed up administrative procedures. On the other hand, there is a „unitary risk“ – the possibility of a centralized loss of rights, which increases inequalities vis-à-vis large corporations. The net effect depends on the ability of SMEs to develop effective IP management strategies and on institutional support to overcome information and resource imbalances.

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