What is the Unitary Patent?
Unitary Patents, also known as European Patents with unitary effect, give the patent holder exclusive legal rights over their invention in the European Union (EU) countries which have opted into the scheme. They’ve been created to make the filing and enforcement of a patent across Europe more straightforward and cost-effective.
What’s the point of freedom to operate searches?
It’s easy to confuse patentability and freedom-to-operate (FTO) searches. If you’re going to get a patentability search report as part of your patent application process, why do you need to pay extra for another search? This article will explain the differences between the two and how FTO searches can save your business time and money.