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The Future of Patent Policy In Europe? Dissent.

At a recent European Commission [1] hearing on Future Patent Policy In Europe, stakeholders’ views on the patent system in Europe were examined. Participants called for more centralization in terms of a single patent system or a common litigation system but there was plenty of dissent.

This was the second step of the public consultation with the aim of collecting stakeholders’ views on the patent system in Europe and seeking views on what measures could be taken in the near future to improve this system. The consultation had focused on three major issues: the Community patent; how the current patent system in Europe could be improved; and possible areas for harmonization.

The following items were brought up in the report:

See the Report here [5]. More here [6].