04 December 2009
EU single patent deal - but language question deferred (updated)
Emma Barraclough, Brussels
EU member states today signed an agreement in principle on establishing a single patent for the EU. But discussions over the language regime and a single court will continue next year
The deal came in response to proposals put forward by the Swedish presidency, and takes advantages of new procedures introduced by the Lisbon Treaty.
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