{"id":27452,"date":"2024-08-28T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=27452"},"modified":"2024-08-28T09:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T09:17:42","slug":"romania-18-stato-del-sistema-del-brevetto-unitario-dal-1-settembre-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/romania-18th-state-of-the-unitary-patent-system-as-of-1-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania 18th state of the Unitary patent system as of 1 September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of 1 September 2024 the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) enters into force in Romania, increasing the number of the unitary patent system\u2019s member states to 18. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/romania-ratifies-unified-patent-court-agreement-with-effect-as-from-1-september-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romania deposited its ratification<\/a> of the UPCA on 31 May 2024.<img class=\"size-full wp-image-26887 alignright\" 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>European patents taking up unitary effect from 1 September 2024 automatically cover Romania as well as Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>The UPCA has been signed by 24 European Union states. Six signatory states (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland and Slovakia) are still completing their ratification process.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Further information<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Questions on patent protection in Europe?\u00a0<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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of 1 September 2024 the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) enters into force in Romania, increasing the number of the unitary patent system\u2019s member states to 18. Romania deposited its ratification of the UPCA on 31 May 2024. 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