17 June 2016Patents
EPO says unitary patent could be delayed if UK leaves EU
The European Patent Office (EPO) has told WIPR that the unitary patent system could be delayed if the UK votes to leave the EU on June 23.
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16 June 2016 UK-based intellectual property lawyers have predicted that the Unified Patent Court would be delayed if the UK votes to leave the EU on June 23, and that leaving the union would not be a “simple divorce”.
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