An EU patent without Italy? Member states turn up the heat

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Series Details 26.11.10
Publication Date 26/11/2010
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EurActiv reports that Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Estonia have said in November 2010 that they will formally ask the European Commission to help them write a common patent agreement based on 'enhanced cooperation' between those countries.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-patent-without-italy-member-states-turn-heat-news-500032
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ESO: Background information: Patents http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-patents/
ESO: Background information: EU states to push for single patent regime http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-states-to-push-for-single-patent-regime/
EU Presidency: Proposal for a Council Regulation on the translation arrangements for the European Union patent: - Political orientation, November 2010 http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/10/st15/st15395-ad01.en10.pdf
BBC News, 29.11.10: EU paves way for common patent system http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11862602
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