National measures relating to the Unitary Patent, III. Simultaneous Protection, Latvia
III. Simultaneous Protection
| Participating Member State | Latvia |
|---|---|
1Simultaneous protection possible between a Unitary Patent and a national patent |
No |
2Simultaneous protection possible between a classic European patent and a national Patent |
No |
3Description |
Section 75 of the Patent Law has been amended including the reference to Unitary Patents as follows: If the European patent or the European patent with unitary effect and the national patent has been granted for one and the same invention with the same filing date to one and the same person or successor in title thereof, or - if a priority has been requested - with the same priority date, in such a case, if the European Patent Office has not received the opposition to the grant of a patent referred to in Article 99, paragraph one of the European Patent Convention, the operation of the national patent shall be discontinued from the day when the time limit for the filing of oppositions has ended but, if oppositions have been received, from the day when the examination of the relevant opposition has been completed and a final decision regarding maintaining the European patent in force has been taken. |