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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10149
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/intellectual property

No changes to EU patent language system during Spanish Presidency

Brussels, 31/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - Following the partial agreement on the EU patent at the December 2009 Competitiveness Council (EUROPE 10034), the European Commission is working on new legislation laying down the future EU patent's language system. This is such a controversial issue that the Commission will not be able to unveil its draft legislation under the Spanish Presidency despite its initial plans to publish the details this month. In December 2009, outgoing Commissioner...

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