ITALY FACILITATES THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING ITALIAN NATIONAL PATENTS
Thu, 30/01/2020 - 10:27
A recent amendment to the Italian Intellectual Property Code will allow, as of July 1, 2020, to open an Italian national phase through a PCT patent.
To date, the only way to obtain the protection of an Italy patent via a PCT patent was by first applying for a European patent, which had to be subsequently validated in Italy.
This change equates the process to that of other European Union countries, including Spain, and facilitates the process of obtaining an Italian patent, assuming a reduction in costs and time for obtaining national patents.
