{"id":26884,"date":"2024-06-10T10:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T10:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26884"},"modified":"2024-06-10T11:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:06:40","slug":"la-romania-ha-ratificato-laccordo-sul-tribunale-unificato-dei-brevetti-con-effetto-dal-1-settembre-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/romania-ratifies-unified-patent-court-agreement-with-effect-as-from-1-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement, with effect as from 1 September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Romania has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement: as from 1 September 2024, it will become the 18th state in which unitary patents are available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>The deposit of Romania\u2019s instrument of ratification of Unified Patent Court Agreement was made on 31 May 2024, making Romania the 18th Member State to ratify the Agreement. According to Article 89(2) UPCA, the Agreement will enter into force in Romania on 1 September 2024; on the same date, Romania will become the 18th state in which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/patents\/inventions-insights\/patents\/unitary-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unitary patent<\/a> is available.<img class=\"alignright wp-image-26887 size-full\" title=\"Romania ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Romania500.jpg\" alt=\"Romania ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement\" width=\"450\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Romania500.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Romania500-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Romania500-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>24 EU member states have signed the UPC Agreement, with six now waiting to complete the ratification process.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Further information<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Questions on patent protection in Europe? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/richiedi-informazioni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a>, we are happy to help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/enforcement\/upc-unified-patent-court-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our UPC Hub\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/enforcement\/upc-unified-patent-court-hub\/upc-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet our UPC Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Related content<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Flash news \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italy-prepares-to-open-milans-upc-central-division-in-june-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy prepares to open Milan\u2019s Unified Patent Court central division in June 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flash news \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italy-and-unified-patent-court-formalise-agreement-on-3rd-central-division-in-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy and Unified Patent Court formalise agreement on 3rd central division in Milan<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement: as from 1 September 2024, it will become the 18th state in which unitary patents are available. \u00a0The deposit of Romania\u2019s instrument of ratification of Unified Patent Court Agreement was made on 31 May 2024, making Romania the 18th Member State to ratify the Agreement. 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