Paris, 12/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Compagnie nationale française des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI) has called on the French government to refuse to sign the London Protocol in June on patents which would scrap the requirement for European patents to be translated into French, according to AFP. Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece are also reported to be refusing to sign. Numerous multinationals (including 30-odd French multinationals) have called for the translation...