Court dismisses Spain, rescues unitary patent

The news will come as a relief for the architects of Community legislation on a European unitary patent, whose implementation is currently in full swing. On 5 May, the EU Court of Justice confirmed this complex legal structure, rejecting appeals from Spain (Cases C-146/13 and C-147/13 ) to have its two regulations annulled. The new legislation establishes uniform and identical protection of patents in the EU – a goal that has been undermined several times. In order to overcome Spain…