Academy
Patents
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Freedom-to-Operate Analysis
What a freedom-to-operate analysis is, how claims are read against a product, what it can and cannot tell you, and what to do when it finds a problem.
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Prior Art and How to Search for It
What counts as prior art under the European Patent Convention, what a patentability search covers, how it is done and what it cannot tell you.
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The Unified Patent Court
How the Unified Patent Court is organised, what it decides, how its proceedings differ from national courts, and what the opt-out means for your European patents.
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The Unitary Patent
What unitary effect is, which states it covers in October 2026, how it differs from validating a European patent country by country, and when each route makes sense.
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