Under the proposals from the European Union executive, patent holders in the fields of telecoms, computers, payment terminals and other smart technology, will be required to register their essential patents with the EU Intellectual Property Office .
Either party in a dispute would be able to ask a court for a provincial injunction regarding potential royalties even while the two sides negotiate. Lobby group IP Europe, whose members include Nokia and Qualcomm has said the proposal puts a series of obstacles before patent holders, including a nine-month delay, arguing that it would hinder not enhance research done by European companies.
The EU proposal also includes a new supplementary protection certificate to extend a patent by five years for pharmaceutical or plant protection products. This would complement the EU unitary patent that will be launched on June 1.