Austria will have its local chamber of the Unitary Patent Court

Yesterday the Council of Ministers decided that Austria shall get a local chamber of the Unitary Patent Court. Austrian companies will therefore have the possibility to prosecute their law suits at home also in the future. We expect that Asian and US-companies will extensively apply for European patents with unitary effect and consequently will enforce them. A local jurisdiction is therefore crucial for Austrian companies.

The local chamber will have its seat at the Austrian Patent Office.