对语言产业的影响
虽然单一专利的推出对语言行业的影响总体有限。但英国的专利和生命科学翻译提供商RWS正在密切监测发展并向投资者提供半年度业绩申报表的更新。

European Patent Office Promises to Cut “High Translation Costs”

Even as Europe’s ambitious plan to introduce a single patent system still hangs in the balance, the European Patent Office (EPO) released on August 18, 2017 a Unitary Patent Guide, which outlines procedures for inventors and proprietors interested in registering a patent under the new system. The 40-page document is an attempt to outline the key points of the proposed centralized patent system, which will also have its own patent court to adjudicate disputes and other legal matters.

Once the Unitary Patent comes into force, the EPO will become a one-stop-shop for unitary patent registration, making it easier for patent applicants to obtain unitary patent protection in 26 out of the 28 EU member states. Crucially, the EPO stresses multiple times that the simplified procedures will bring down cost associated with translation, fees charged by national patent offices and local patent attorneys and agents as well as renewal fees.

原文： https://slator.com/demand-drivers/european-patent-office-promises-cut-high-translation-costs/