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National measures relating to the Unitary Patent, I. General, Slovenia

Overview

I. General

Participating Member State
Validation/Extension states
Participating Member State Slovenia

1Is there any measure accompanying the implementation of the Unitary Patent

Yes

2National measure

Concerning the European patent with unitary effect, the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) is considering to propose amendments to the The Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 51/06 - official consolidated text, 100/13, and 23/20 and 76/23) - pisrs.si/​Pis.web/​pregledPredpisa?​id=ZAKO1668 mainly with respect to the provisions concerning: (machine English translation) now regulates:

  • the prohibition of double protection for the invention covered by a European patent with unitary effect or a European patent and,
  • the proprietors right to prevent the indirect use of the invention and
  • a safety net for subsequent validation (when the registration of unitary effect for the European patent is rejected by the EPO).
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