Brussels, 19/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European unitary patent finally began to take shape in Brussels on Tuesday 19 February when member states signed the international agreement allowing creation of the future European Unified Patent Court. The Irish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers had organised a ceremony to this end.
The need for an international agreement was made necessary by the 2011 decision to move forward in enhanced cooperation on the European unitary patent after...