Brussels, 18/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - The unitary protection conferred by the European patent brings genuine benefits in terms of uniformity and integration. Additionally, the reduced number of languages employed (English, French and German) is appropriate, as it considerably reduces translation costs and better safeguards the principle of legal certainty.
These are, in essence, the conclusions reached on Tuesday 18 November by Advocate General Yves Bot who, for these reasons, recommends...