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Is there a future for European patent litigation initiatives after the EUCJ opinion of 8 March 2011?
The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) whose members are the principal patent litigation lawyers active in Europe has during the ten years of its existence actively supported the efforts exerted at various levels to create a Community (Unitary) Patent for the European Union and to create a Central European Patent Court System.
In 2009 the Council, at the request of the Commission, submitted a draft Agreement for the creation of a European and Community Patents Court (PC) to the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ) for an opinion on the compatibility of this draft Agreement with EU law.
Further to this request, in yesterday’s (8 March 2011) opinion 1/09, the EUCJ held that the draft Agreement is not compatible with EU law. The fact that the proposed PC will be outside the institutional and judicial framework of the EU seems to be the problem underpinning several of the EUCJ’s more concrete objections. The opinion stresses (1) that the EU member states are deprived by the draft Agreement of the ability to cooperate with the EUCJ by means of referral of relevant EU law questions, and (2) that there is no sanction provided for if the PC does not refer such questions to the EUCJ.
In order to fully appreciate its consequences the opinion deserves thorough legal analysis.
What is clear at first sight is that the draft Agreement submitted to the EUCJ would have to be substantially changed to meet the objections of the EUCJ. Will such changes be possible under EU law and would such changes still satisfy the needs of the stakeholders? Certainly, consideration and discussion of these questions will need time, delaying progress for a considerable time.
Any future agreements, it would seem, must have a mechanism similar to the power of the Commission under the Treaty to ensure that the PC indeed uses its powers to refer questions of interpretation to the EUCJ. Furthermore, for private parties damaged by a failure of the PC to make a referral to the EUCJ, there must be a possibility to claim for damages suffered as a consequence of such failure.
Perhaps these objections are interrelated such that the deficiencies regarding the requirement to refer may be largely overcome when adequate sanctions for failure to refer are inserted.
EPLAW does not regard the opinion as a veto of international cooperation for a European Patent Judiciary.
EPLAW has welcomed the recent EU Council initiative (December 2010) to move forward with the project of a Unitary Patent in the form of an Enhanced Cooperation by EU member states willing to participate in such cooperation. This project will have to take into account the views expressed in the EUCJ’s opinion, of course.
EPLAW will continue to actively participate in the ongoing discussions.
There will be ample opportunity for EPLAW members to discuss the impact of the 8 March 2011 opinion amongst themselves. The first opportunity will be for Young EPLAW members in Brussels on May 9. In the meantime members are invited to submit their thoughts for publication on our blogspot (EPLAWblog) and our website.
EPLAW Year Book 2009-2010
Turbulent Times for EU Patent and European Patent Litigation System
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Draft Program Venice October 30-31, 2009
Draft Comments of EPLAW regarding the Preliminary Set of provisions for the Rules of procedure of a Unified Patent Court
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EPLAW Year Book 2006-2007
Response from French Presidency – 06/11/2008 and translation
Fourth European Judges’ Forum – Questionnaire
Please click below to access the Questionnaire on European Patent Judiciary and Results
Third Venice Resolution of Judges, 15 November 2008
Letter to Members
Letter to French Presidency
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Letter to Ms Fröhlinger at European Commission re Community Patent and Patent Litigation
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Third Venice Forum
Please click below to access the Programme
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Second Venice Resolution of Judges, 4 November 2006
The Judges identified in the document below, approved on 4 November 2006 a Resolution adopting guidelines for the Rules of Procedure of the European Patent Court. The guidelines had been drafted in Venice by a small committee of Judges under the Chairmanship of Sir Robin Jacob and were approved unanimously by all Judges attending the Venice Forum.
As was the case in 2005, the Venice Forum was jointly organised by EPLAW and the EPO.
Declaration of Judges wishing to associate themselves with the Venice Resolution of October 2005
The participants, identified in the document below, of the 13th European Patent Judges’ Symposium held from the 12th – 16th September 2006 in Thessaloniki, having seen the Resolution passed at the Judges’ Forum held on San Servolo in Venice on 14-16 October 2005, wish to associate themselves with the tenor of that Resolution (with the understanding that paragraph (ii) of that Resolution should apply to all member states of the EPC).
Second Venice Forum
EPLAW and EPO are jointly organising and funding a second Forum for European Judges involved in patent cases, taking place 2-5 November 2006.
Please click below to access the following documents:
1. Draft programme
2. Provisional list of attendees
EPLAW response to European Commission Questionnaire
EPLAW Year Book 2004-2005
EPLAW Year Book 2003-2004
EPLAW Year Book 2002-2003
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