IP Quick Tip: National prior rights

19/07/2023 2 min
IP Quick Tip: National prior rights

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Episode Synopsis

Prior rights are an exception to the general principle that documents published after the filing date of a patent (application) are not prior art.
What qualifies as a prior right? To which jurisdictions to national prior rights apply in case of European bundle patents and/or European patents with unitary effect?
In our latest episode, our patent attorney Dr. Johannes Möller discusses these questions regarding national prior rights.