{"id":5356,"date":"2024-06-07T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/romania-joins-the-upc-system\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:59:28","slug":"romania-joins-the-upc-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/romania-joins-the-upc-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania joins the UPC system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 1 September 2024 the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will enter into force in Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UPCA first entered into force in 17 EU member states on 1 June 2023. Romania has become the first new EU member state to ratify the UPCA since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the consequences of Romania joining the UPC?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any Unitary Patents registered on or after 1 September 2024 will provide protection in Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any Unitary Patents already registered or registered prior to 1 September 2024 will not cover Romania. Romania\u2019s ratification does not have retrospective effect on the territorial scope of Unitary Patents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to allow applicants to benefit from Romania\u2019s ratification of the UPCA and obtain Unitary Patents extending to Romania, the EPO has announced that it will accept requests for a delay in the registration of unitary effect. 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