tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post7742625829334900803..comments2024-03-27T08:57:40.383+00:00Comments on SOLO IP <br> for sole and small IP practices<br>: The new European patent package, SMEs and the solo practitionerFilemothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-38844423126609334102013-02-06T15:26:13.362+00:002013-02-06T15:26:13.362+00:00I agree the PCC would have been an excellent model...I agree the PCC would have been an excellent model to consider as part of a UPC system. I do wonder though sometimes whether the prohibitive costs of patent litigation do have a positive side. At least SME's are careful not to get themselves into trouble. I've seen decision making concerning IP in SME's and it can be pretty atrocious when 'options' are available. I think giving SME's cheaper litigation would make them more likely to litigate when settlement or other strategies would be wiser commercially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-16253596658866929932013-01-04T13:37:08.186+00:002013-01-04T13:37:08.186+00:00Aren't we being a little pessimistic. The idea...Aren't we being a little pessimistic. The idea of the UPC as trumpeted by politicians and therefore wholly ignored by the profession is to eliminate all those wasteful validation expenses that kill the joy of succeeding in getting a patent allowance from the EPO. If the idea turns out to be worth *nicking* then lets hope our SME has had the wits to make something of the idea itsalf and can therefore hit the courts.<br /><br />For many though its going to be a bigger question than before whether Europe is a market that will reeward their idea and national patents will continue to thriveFilemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.com