UK minister backs Community patent
06 May 2008
James Nurton, London
An EU Community patent is an “aspirational goal”, according to the UK’s new minister for IP, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
In an exclusive interview with Managing IP, Morgan said: “If we could get it right, the benefits for business in Europe would be phenomenal. But it’s got to be right and the devil is always in the detail.”
While discussions about a Community patent have been taking place for many years, speculation has recently intensified that this year could see a breakthrough.
Slovenia, which holds the presidency of the EU for the first six months of this year, has organized a number of meetings on the issue and France, which holds the presidency from July to December, has also signalled its support for an agreement.
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