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1 XII Conferencia Internacional AAAML El punto de vista de las PYMEs Ignacio Marqués Jarque (Vª Promoción ML) Abogado - Baker & McKenzie Vocal de la Secció de Dret de la Competència I Propietat Industrial - ICAB Propiedad Industrial 1

Abogado - Baker & McKenzie Vocal de la Secció de Dret de

2 DEFINIENDO CONCEPTOS D.R.A.E.: Empresa mercantil, industrial, etc., compuesta por un número reducido de trabajadores, y con un moderado volumen de facturación. Banco de España: una pyme es la que cuenta con menos de 250 trabajadores y un volumen de negocio anual inferior a 50 millones de euros.

3 PYMES Y PATENTES PYMES y % solicitudes de patentes: OEPM (2011): Análisis efectuado sobre una muestra de 384 solicitudes = 27,57% frente al 9% de grandes empresas. EPO (2013): = 29% frente al 65% de grandes compañías.

4 Beneficiará el nuevo sistema a las PYMES?

5 Lo que dice la EPO: Mr. Battistelli ante el Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, The aim of the unitary patent project is to make it easier to protect an invention on European territory by simplifying formalities and lowering costs. As envisaged, it will benefit all economic operators alike ( ). Clearly, compensation for translation costs for patents filed in languages other than the EPO's three official ones should be granted only where it is really needed, for example to SMEs ( ). Granting such compensation ( ) would ease the financial burden on the system while increasing the support available for those that need it. ( ) the patent court now under discussion is a good overall balance between the principle of access and proximity to justice - especially for SMEs and research centres and the highly technical nature of patent litigation.

As envisaged, it will benefit all economic operators alike ( ).

6 Lo que dicen los políticos: German MEP Klaus-Heiner Lehne: Unitary patent to be huge step forward for SMEs, on the basis that the unitary patent will make the overall process of obtaining and enforcing European patents more affordable. Commissioner Barnier it is "a new tool in the toolbox for innovative companies in Europe to strengthen innovative strategy and capacity, being a one-stopshop at an affordable price. The cost of defence being much less and much reduced

html Commissioner Barnier it is "a new tool in the toolbox for innovative companies in Europe to strengthen innovative strategy and capacity, being a

7 Lo que dicen los Jueces: Judge Robin Jacob (2008) Patent litigation is not an inherently good thing. Far from it. In practice the patent system works by people being able to predict likely outcomes ( ). Litigation is for the marginal cases. ( ) This is particularly bad for smaller companies they cannot afford the risk of being wrong and will have to stay outside any margin of uncertainty the wider that is the more their activities are hampered. statement at the Strasbourg Conference on Industrial Property Rights in the Internal Market, 16/ , robin_jacob_en.pdf

( ) This is particularly bad for smaller companies they cannot afford the risk of being wrong and will have to stay outside any margin of uncertainty the

8 Beneficios

10 I. Tasas de registro Según los datos de la Comisión Europea, la nueva patente supondrá solo un 20 % de los actuales costes de validación de una PE si el titular de la patente decide extender la protección a 25 Estados miembros de la Unión Europea, En estos caso, la patente unitaria, presentará sus ventajas considerables. Pero se aprovecharán las PYMEs de dicho ahorro? Solo el 2% de las patentes europeas están validadas en todos los Estados miembros y el 8% en 13 o más Estados.*

Unión Europea, En estos caso, la patente unitaria, presentará sus ventajas considerables.

11 II. Reducción de costes de traducción Compensation of all translation costs up to a ceiling : (Patent reform package EC MEMO/12/970 11/12/2012) For a transitional period - until the machine translation system is fully operational ( ) for applicants who have their residence or principal place of business in an EU member state with an official language other than the three EPO languages and who obtain a European patent with unitary effect, a system of additional reimbursement will be introduced for the costs of translating their application into the EPO language of proceedings. Ceiling pero cual?

with an official language other than the three EPO languages and who obtain a European patent with unitary effect, a system of additional reimbursement will be

12 Artículo 12.2 III. Tasa de renovación EC. Reg No 1257/2012 The level of the renewal fees shall be set, taking into account, among others, the situation of specific entities such as small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of ( ) facilitating innovation and fostering the competitiveness of European businesses; Si sólo un 2% de las PE se validan en todos, será la tasa de renovación competitiva? Realmente beneficiará a las PYMEs?

of specific entities such as small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of ( ) facilitating innovation

13 IV. Tasas Judiciales: Agreement on a Unified Patent Court Problema: SMEs have difficulties to enforce their patents and to defend themselves against unfounded claims and claims relating to patents which should be revoked (Considerando Segundo). Solución: The Court fees shall be fixed at such a level as to ensure a right balance between the principle of fair access to justice, in particular for SME ( ) and an adequate contribution of the parties for the costs incurred by the Court ( ). Targeted support measures for SME and micro entities may be considered (art. 36.3).

Solución: The Court fees shall be fixed at such a level as to ensure a right balance between the principle of fair access to justice, in

14 V. El coste del litigio The costs of litigation in the UPC may, not necessarily always, but on some occasions supersede the costs incurred today for litigating in one single Contracting Member State. However, the fact that the UPC will have jurisdiction for a large group of EU Member States means that the expenses and bureaucracy of parallel litigation will disappear. The decisions of the UPC will, once all the participating Member States have ratified the Agreement, have effect in 25 Member States of the European Union, and thus cover a considerable market. (

However, the fact that the UPC will have jurisdiction for a large group of EU Member States means that the expenses and bureaucracy of parallel litigation

15 EPO: Assessment of the impact of the European patent litigation agreement on litigation of European patents (2006)

16 Ahorro de duplications : Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Unified and Integrated European Patent Litigation System (Harhoff, 2009) udies/litigation_system_en.pdf

eu/internal_market/indprop/docs/patent/st udies/litigation_system_en.

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