How does a European patent work and what countries are
included in a European patent? H2
A patent is a legal title that grants its holder the right, for
a certain period of time and in a specific country, to prevent
third parties from exploiting an invention for commercial purposes
without authorization.
The European Patent Convention allows any citizen or resident of
a Member State of the Union to use a single European procedure for
the granting of patents. Once the validation procedure in EU
countries has been completed, the holder will acquire the same
rights that would be guaranteed by filing a national patent.
A European patent application may be filed by any natural or
legal person, as well as by multiple persons jointly.
