Esquisse d’une solution alternative à la Juridiction unifiée du brevet (Unified Patent Court)

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L’Accord sur la Juridiction unifiée du brevet (Unified Patent Court Agreement) et le système du brevet dit unitaire dans l’Union européenne ont suscité diverses critiques, partagées par Bernard Remiche. Des améliorations et des solutions alternatives sont envisageables. Cette contribution en propose une qui s’inspire largement de la marque de l’Union européenne et du dessin ou modèle communautaire, moyennant quelques adaptations principalement relatives à l’Office européen des brevets, à la Cour de justice et au contentieux judiciaire

Bernard Remiche shared some criticism about the Unified Patent Court Agreement and the so-called Unitary Patent system for the European Union. A group of academics across Europe adopted a motion last year calling for studying possible alternative solutions including improvements to the Patent Package. This contribution proposes an alternative system largely inspired by the European Union trademark and Community design. On the one hand, the system would include a regulation defining the material law (patentability, infringement, etc.) and a litigation regime of the European Union patent in which, in addition to the national courts, the European Patent Office and the General Court would play an important role. On the other hand, there would also be a directive harmonizing the material law for national and European patents. For the latter, slightly modified international jurisdiction rules would apply.