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CEC proposes the creation of a Community Patent

http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/intprop/indprop/2k-714.htm

Commission proposes the creation of a Community Patent

Affordability Legal Certainty

The European Commission has proposed on 5 July 2000 the creation of a Community Patent to give inventors the option of obtaining a single patent legally valid throughout the European Union. The proposal would significantly lessen the burden on business and encourage innovation by making it cheaper to obtain a patent and by providing a clear legal framework in case of dispute. The Lisbon and Feira European Councils cited the creation of a Community Patent as an essential part of Europe's efforts to harness the results of research to new scientific and technological developments and so contribute to ensuring a competitive, knowledge-based economy in Europe. The Summits recommended that the Community Patent should be available by the end of 2001.

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http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/intprop/indprop/412en.pdf

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