For infringements of national patents, you can contact the competent national court. Imitation of a branded good – Counterfeit products.This compilation of country profiles provides a comprehensive insight into national enforcement practices and procedures in the EPC contracting states. A patent is a legal right to protect new inventions. It allows the owner of the patent (the patentee) to take legal action against others who use the invention. Nevertheless, selling and shipping goods to the EU that infringe an intellectual property right such as a trademark or a patent is illegal. The UPC is a Court common to currently eighteen EU Member States for which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) has entered into force on 1 June 2023. Received and filled on a current basis, except for items temporarily out of stock. Please note that the park tour was filmed at various times between 2022 and 2024 and lodges may have been upgraded during this time. Such differences and risk factors are set out in the sections headed "Risk Factors" and.