This paper argues that the consequences of the ‘fragmentation’ of the European patent system are more dramatic than the mere prohibitive costs of maintaining a patent in force in many jurisdictions. First, detailed analysis of judicial systems in several European countries and four case...

The EPO Working Party on Litigation and its sub-group have in the past three and a half years elaborated a treaty text of an agreement for a European Patent Litigation System. The heart of this system includes a European Patent Court. The agreement on the cornerstones for a Community Patent...

This article introduces an ongoing process of creation of the Unified Patent Litigation System (UPLS) in Europe and describes shortly the structure of the proposed European and European Union Patents Court (EEUPC). Current patent litigation systems in various European countries and deficiencies...