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New Court System to Allow Patent Enforcement Across EU

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It will soon be possible to enforce patent rights in 24 of the 27 countries in the European Union in one fell swoop and collect EU-wide damages for patent infringement thanks to a new system of courts that may be up and running as soon as 2014.

In every EU country other than Poland, Spain, and Bulgaria, courts made up of a three-judge panel will oversee so-called "European Patents" that are granted by the European Patent Office, and intellectual property that has been granted a new "unitary patent" that will go into effect when the courts are working.

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