L’accordo per il Tribunale unificato dei brevetti: quali prospettive dopo la ratifica italiana e la Brexit?

The entry into force of the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court looks nowadays even more uncertain than it did before. The Brexit has seriously impacted on the cautious optimisms believing in its possible entry into force by Spring 2017. While the ratification process keeps moving onwards – reaching in November 2016 the thirteenth ratification, among these the Italian one – States do not seem to realize that a new treaty needs to be signed in all cases. Indeed the recent Agreement is limited to States who are Members of the EU. The present comment envisages to briefly outline the alternatives that may arise when the Brexit will be actually implemented