Brevet unitaire

Also, a unified and specialized patent jurisdiction suffers from the example of the United States, where the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has showned to behave in an excessively pro-patent direction, broadening the scope of patentable subject matter and endowing patentees with unwarranted power. This ever-growing desire of the CAFC to expand its powers has started to be criticized, not only by economic and legal scholars, but also by the US Supreme Court.