EU advocate general deals heavy blow to European patent plans
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
Just when it seemed it was finally on the home straight, the proposal for a single European Union patent and a unified European patent court looks like hitting another major hurdle after a leaked opinion from the European Court of Justice said that the proposal was not compatible with the EU treaties1.
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