What is Unitary Patent Protection (UPP)

 A European patent with unitary effect in all 25 EU Member States is available to innovators under Unitary Patent Protection (UPP) with just one request. According to the unitary effect, all participating Member States shall have equal protection under the patent. The creator must submit a request for this after a European patent has been approved.


With the new system, all participating Member Countries must pay a single renewal charge in place of the previous system's validation fees. In the current arrangement, they must independently request the validation of each state and pay a renewal price to each Member Country.

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