Patents
Enhancing the patent system in Europe
| 04.12.2009 |
EU achieves political breakthrough on an enhanced patent system |
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| 24.03.2009 |
Commission sets out next steps for creation of unified patent
litigation system |
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Press release
- Recommendation
                      
- Study: “Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Unified and
Integrated European Patent Litigation System”
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| 03.04.2007 |
Commission sets out vision for improving patent system in Europe |
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Community Patent
The European Council held in Lisbon in March 2000 called for the
creation of a Community patent system to address existing shortcomings in
the legal protection for inventions, thus giving an incentive for
investments in research and development and contributing to the
competitiveness of the economy as a whole. In the wake of the Lisbon
European Council, the Commission put forward on 1 August 2000 a proposal
for a Council regulation on the Community patent [COM(2000) 412 final].
The effective entry into operation of the Community patent system
requires the adoption of this regulation by the Council and of subsequent
implementing regulations to be adopted in comitology procedure.
In the framework of the creation of a unitary Community patent, two
Commission proposals have also been presented on December 2003 on the
establishment of a Community patent jurisdiction.
| 14.05.2004 |
The proposals before the Council in May 2004 – frequently asked
questions
In the light of developments since the Commission issued its proposal
in August 2000, these FAQs are being published to show how the
proposed system would work and what benefits it would offer innovative
industry in the EU.
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| 08.03.2004 |
Preparation of the meeting of the Council on 11 March 2004:
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent (revised
text)
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| 23.12.2003 |
Commission proposes establishing Community Patent Court
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Press release
- Proposal for a Council Decision conferring jurisdiction on the
Court of Justice in disputes relating to the Community patent –
COM(2003)827 final
- Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Community
Patent Court and concerning appeals before the Court of First
Instance –
COM(2003)828 final
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| 21.11.2003 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent – Text
revised by the Secretariat of the Council – Document 15086/03
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| 13.11.2003 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent – Text
revised by the Secretariat of the Council – Document 14233/03
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| 04.09.2003 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent – Text
revised by the Secretariat of the Council – Document 12219/03
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| 23.06.2003 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent – Text
revised by the Secretariat of the Council – Document 10728/03
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| 11.06.2003 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent – Text
revised by the Presidency – Document 10404/03 (PI 53)
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| 16.04.2003 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community patent – Text
revised by the Presidency – Document 8539/03
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| 14.03.2003 |
The 3 March 2003 Agreement on the Community patent reduces
translation cost for patents in Europe by more than 50%
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| 03.03.2003 |
Political Approach adopted by the Council – Document 7159/03
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| 30.08.2002 |
Commission Working Document on the Planned Community Patent
Jurisdiction
COM(2002) 480 final |
| 07.05.2001 |
Commission Staff Working Paper: "A Community policy for the
realisation of the Community patent in the context of a revision of
the European Patent Convention" –
SEC/2001/744 final
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| 29.03.2001 |
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ’Proposal for
a Council Regulation on the Community patent’ (CES/2001/411)
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| 05.07.2000 |
Commission proposes the creation of a Community Patent
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See also:
Supplementary protection certificate
Studies
Community patent
| 07.04.2009 |
“Economic cost-benefit analysis of the Community patent”, by Prof.
Bruno van Pottelsberghe, PhD, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Full text
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Patent Litigation
| 26.02.2009 |
“Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Unified and Integrated
European Patent Litigation System”, by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
- Full text
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| 03.10.2006 |
Consultation on the follow-up study on “The possible introduction
of an insurance against costs for litigation in patent cases” by CJA
Consultants, Ltd
- Invitation to stakeholders to participate in the consultation
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Responses from stakeholders to the consultation
- Summary report of the responses to the public consultation
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| 01.06.2006 |
Follow-up study on “The possible introduction of an insurance
against costs for litigation in patent cases” by CJA Consultants,
Ltd
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| 12.03.2003 |
Study: “The possible introduction of an insurance against costs
for litigation in patent cases” by CJA Consultants Ltd, European
Policy Advisers, Britain and Brussels
- Full text
- Executive summary
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Patent value
| 23.07.2006 |
Study on patents: “What are patents actually worth? – the value of
patents for today’s economy and society”
- Final Report Lot 2
- Technical Report Lot 2
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| 09.05.2005 |
Study on patents: “What are patents actually worth? – the value of
patents for today’s economy and society”
- Executive Summary Lot 1
- Final Report Lot 1
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| 14.02.2003 |
Study: “The role of national patent Offices, the European patent
office as well as Japanese and US patent offices in promoting the
patent system” by IBM Business Consulting Services B.V., Almere
- Full text
- Executive summary
- Presentation of the study by Anthony Howard, Directorate General
Internal Market
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Other documents
| 13.05.2008 |
U.S. Government and European Commission roadmap to support and
facilitate international patent law harmonization agreed by the second
meeting of the
Transatlantic Economic Council held on 13 May 2008 in Brussels.
- Roadmap
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| 03.02.2005 |
| 25.04.20000 |
Conference on patent insurance
- Agenda of the conference
- Presentation of Ernest Kay, LBT Services London
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| 12.02.19999 |
Communication from the Commission: "Promoting innovation through
patents"
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| 06.10.1998 |
Patents: results of audition on 5 October 1998 concerning the
period of grace
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| 25.06.1997 |
Commission approves Green Paper on the Community patent and the
patent system in Europe
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