tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post5730647306542629358..comments2023-08-17T14:09:24.945+01:00Comments on PatLit: the patent litigation weblog: The Unified Patent Court: Netherlands not motivated, not pushing, says HoyngUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-86773189180963021052015-06-15T12:34:56.065+01:002015-06-15T12:34:56.065+01:00 The big advantage of retaining a national capabil... The big advantage of retaining a national capability is that if the outsourced capability starts to get perceived as expensive (EPO fees), legally problematic (EPO added-subject-matter), procedurally inflexible (EPO appeal rules of procedure), ethically questionable (EPO excluded subject-matter) or downright shady (EPO labour relations), the member state can withdraw and in-house the capability relatively easily. The more control is given up without a backup being retained, the more difficult an exit from a system that no longer serves the national interest becomes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-56712789982716031932015-06-10T16:50:56.189+01:002015-06-10T16:50:56.189+01:00I this respect the Dutch government has been conse...I this respect the Dutch government has been consequent and has closed the patent office. It first sublet the searches to the IIB, then to the OEB, and eventually got read of all examiners.<br />Can you imagine a country giving up part of its judiciary system? Let's be realisticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-64302327740116616892015-06-05T00:08:54.486+01:002015-06-05T00:08:54.486+01:00An ideal answer under the regulations would be for...<i>An ideal answer under the regulations would be for member states to close national courts and all join a single regional division, </i><br /><br />Your suggestion is akin to writing the following sentence in 1978:<br /><br /><i>An ideal answer under the EPC would be for member states to close national patent offices and all join a single patent office</i><br /><br />How much of that happened in the intervening 37 years?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-27063773578589933662015-06-04T10:30:38.740+01:002015-06-04T10:30:38.740+01:00An ideal answer under the regulations would be for...An ideal answer under the regulations would be for member states to close national courts and all join a single regional division, with mutiple seats in any country wishing to join. <br /><br />That would give the regional court huge flexibility over location and language and avoid most/all of the nonsense in the regulation. If the judges are a quality bunch (and let's hope they are), this would be an ideal answer. <br /><br />Then I woke up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com