1. Patents Trademarks Designs

2. Robbert-Jan de Lang PhD European Patent Attorney ( Partner ) EP&C E: RLA@EPC.NL

3. Patents Trademarks Designs Unitary Patent for SME in LS? Launch Event LSHR.NL May 22, 2013 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

4. Patents Trademarks Designs Recap of UP Unitary patent system –One patent (25 member states) grant via EPO –One court system Local/Regional/Central divisions European patent system –Grant via EPO (38 member states) –Court system : national or UPC Choices to be made: UP or EP? Or directly National? 4

5. Patents Trademarks Designs Selection Criteria Purpose Scope Time line Cost Geography 5

6. Patents Trademarks Designs Purpose Purpose oriented: Early Birds “This is my turf” Core technology “This is where I make my €€” Peripheral technology “I could do this also” Defensive “Just in case” Competitor oriented “Stay there” or “We need to talk” 6

7. Patents Trademarks Designs Scope Scope oriented Products –Small molecules –Antibodies –Formulations –Assays (Kits) –Devices –… Methods –Technologies –Pathways –… 7

8. Patents Trademarks Designs Compound Time line 8 Compound Methods Formulations 2 nd medical use Enantiomers/salts/solid forms Patent Period SPC Period Small molecules

9. Patents Trademarks Designs Cost 9

10. Patents Trademarks Designs Geography 10 EP-member statesUP-member statesUPC-member states

11. Patents Trademarks Designs Multidimensional decision model 11 Costs Purpose Time line Scope Geography Mmm, well… this one could go UP. Or EP. Or …

12. Patents Trademarks Designs Three basic solutions Simple –UP and UPC Flexible –EP with opt-out Advanced –Combinations of EP with opt-out and NP 12

13. Patents Trademarks Designs The optimal solution? 13

14. Patents Trademarks Designs Thank You 14