A common European patent will speed EU innovation

11.12.2012

A common European patent will speed EU innovation

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In a breakthrough to a 30-year deadlock, the European Parliament approved a common European patent procedure that will drastically cut costs for innovative firms and boost competitiveness in Europe’s single market. The procedures include a Unified Patent Court (UPC) to speed litigation, written by EPP Group MEP Klaus-Heiner Lehne, and translation rules, written by EPP Group MEP Raffaele Baldassarre

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