The EU Embraces Enhanced Cooperation In Patent Matters: Towards A Unitary Patent Protection System

In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Band 2, Heft 3, S. 416-420

Abstract

On 13 April 2011 the Commission tabled a package of two legislative proposals implementing enhanced cooperation in the field of unitary patent protection and translation arrangements. Such proposals have subsequently been agreed upon by the EU ministers in an Extraordinary Competitiveness Council on 27 June 2011. Patent protection is indeed key to the European Union (EU) and constitutes a priority in EU institutions' agenda, as it is capable of stimulating innovation and competitiveness.