EU Patent Regulation plans: the hearings begin

摘要

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held its first oral hearing on 18 May 2010 into the legality of the proposed Patents Court Agreement (PCA) and EU Patent Regulation (EUPR). The Council, Commission, Parliament and a number of Member States participated. The Court's opinion is expected in the autumn.rnThe briefs submitted by the Parliament and Spain argued that the request was inadmissible on the basis that the request was premature; the PCA and EUPR being too far from final form. Whilst the Court raised this issue, the majority of those present considered that the documents were sufficiently far progressed to meet the requirement of "envisaged" and it seems likely that this request will be admissible.