Italy and Spain sue EU over patent language

EUObserver reported that Italy and Spain lodged a complaint with the European Court of Justice in May 2011 over the discrimination of their national languages in an EU patent scheme endorsed by the other 25 member states.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Commission proposes unitary patent protection to boost research and innovation http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-proposes-unitary-patent-protection-to-boost-research-and-innovation/

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