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UPC says all EU must be covered for unitary patent; declines top court referral

By Inbar Preiss ( February 11, 2026, 15:18 GMT | Insight) -- The Unified Patent Court's appeal judge has ruled that a European patent must cover all participating EU states to qualify for unitary protection, rejecting an attempt to exclude Malta and declining to seek guidance from the EU’s highest court.A top judge at the Unified Patent Court has rejected a bid by patent monetization firm Papst Licensing to overturn the European Patent Office’s refusal to register unitary effect for one of its patents, ruling that coverage of all participating member states — including Malta — is mandatory....

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