Ownership Transfer of European Patents and European Patent Applications

What are assignments of issued European Patents? An assignment of a European Patent is the act of transferring ownership of the issued European Patent from the assignor to the assignee. Often, the assignment document is simply referred to as the “assignment”. The two parties can be individuals or legal entities. Issued European Patents always need

Ownership Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights in General

What are assignments of Intellectual Property Rights? An assignment is the act of transferring ownership of the Intellectual Property Right from the assignor to the assignee. Often, the assignment document is simply referred to as the “assignment”. The two parties can be individuals or legal entities. Intellectual Property Rights typically need to be assigned on

Unitary Patent System

I will discuss common questions about the unitary patent system in this article. 1. What is the ultimate goal of the unitary patent system? One single patent granted, invalidated and enforced as a Unitary Patent System for all European Union (EU) countries. In May 2016, these are the 28 countries AT, BE, BG, (HR), CY,