Memo: Justice for growth: Member States endorse Commission proposal to fill legal gaps for unitary patent protection

On the 4 March 2014, ministers in the Council of the European Union endorsed the compromise agreement on the European Commission's proposal to complete the legal framework for Europe-wide patent protection, updating existing EU rules on the jurisdiction of courts and recognition of judgments.

It was the last missing part for the establishment of a Europe-wide patent protection. This follows the European Parliament's legal affairs committee (JURI) vote in favour of the compromise text agreed in trialogues with the European Commission and the Council of Ministers.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Commissioner Barnier welcomes the conclusion of the first agreement on a regional division of the Unified Patent Court by Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-commissioner-barnier-welcomes-the-conclusion-of-the-first-agreement-on-a-regional-division-of-the-unified-patent-court-by-sweden-lithuania-latvia-and-estonia/

ESO: Background information: Keynote address by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on the occasion of the 40 years anniversary of the European Patent Convention http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-keynote-address-by-president-of-the-european-council-herman-van-rompuy-on-the-occasion-of-the-40-years-anniversary-of-the-european-patent-convention/

ESO: Background Information: EU pushes through Unified Patent Court http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-pushes-through-unified-patent-court/

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