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Strategic licensing: Turning IP into commercial value
In today’s competitive landscape, effective commercial licensing strategies are essential for unlocking the full value of intellectual property. This article explores four critical pillars: understanding intellectual property as a property right, the fundamentals of licensing intellectual property rights, structuring successful joint ventures and best practices for intellectual property rights management. Whether you’re navigating new markets or scaling established innovations, these tips provide a roadmap for protecting, leveraging and maximizing your IP assets.
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What are the options if you want to avoid the UPC?
03 November 2022
During the transitional period, it is possible to opt classical (i.e. non-unitary) European patents and applications out of the competence of the UPC (provided that no action has commenced at the UPC...
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What are the options if you want to be able to use the UPC?
03 November 2022
All unitary patents fall within the competence of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Additionally, classical validations of European Patents in states which have ratified the UPC agreement are within...
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What is the Unified Patent Court?
01 November 2022
The Unified Patent Court ("UPC") is a new pan-European court which opened for business on 1 June 2023. It adjudicates disputes relating to the new Unitary Patents and also to existing and future...
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What is the Unitary Patent and how do I get one?
01 November 2022
The Unitary Patent (UP) is a single patent right, obtained via the European Patent Office, covering all EU Member States which have ratified the agreement at the patent grant date, and is subject to...
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What languages does the UPC use?
01 November 2022
Central Division Proceedings at the central division are in the language in which the patent was granted (i.e., either French, German or English).
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