The recently adopted Unitary Patent system was not the European Union’s only reform related to intellectual property law. A trio of complementary reforms known as the “patent package” has also been developed. However, these proposed rules from the European Commission are not without scrutiny.
Finnegan counsel Antje Brambrink told the Financial Times that she believes among the three rules, the Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) proposed changes are the most highly debated.
Overall, she says, the rules emphasize that “it’s important to protect such innovations and attract a venue in Europe for these companies to go on with their research and development.” They should simultaneously consider the need to compete on manufacturing and marketing, she adds, which would “really strengthen the European market.”
