DESCRIPTION The mission of the Patent Committee is to be an expert spokesman regarding the enforcement of patents on an EU-wide level, including the European Union, national and international provisions. This comprises, inter alia, the examination and elaboration of recommendations on the patent enforcement tools in the European, international and national patent law in order to promote and improve the patent enforcement system on the European, international and national level, as well as to increase its worldwide visibility. MISSION STATEMENT The ECTA Patent Committee is primarily dealing with all post-grant procedures of patents in the European Union, especially with regard to the rules relating to Unitary Patent Protection, the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, European Union regulations on standard essential patents, compulsory licensing of patents in EU-wide crisis situations, and the revision of the legislation on supplementary protection certificates, as well as national and international rules on post-grant issues such as cross-border enforcement of patents, compulsory licensing and related issues and questions. The Committee’s aim is thereby to become a partner to the European Commission, the EUIPO, the UPC and national authorities in patent questions relating to the Unitary Patent, related rights and their enforcement and to gain more expertise in patent matters, including the Unified Patent Court System.