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"The Belgian Presidency of the European Union has been a complete success. Among the many things it has achieved is the agreement on the European patent, a regulation which is imperative for boosting innovation and competitiveness in Europe. Liberal Europeans had wished for this kind of harmonisation of legal protection for almost 15 years. It will put an end to the wastage of funds, estimated at almost EUR 400 000 per year, which results from the coexistence of national patents and European patents. Furthermore, the fact that 12 Member States (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom) are using the enhanced cooperation procedure is all the better if it was the only way to put an end to the deadlock on this matter. The Treaty of Lisbon has been applied fairly to authorise a ‘European vanguard’ of a minimum of nine Member States to cooperate when a legislative initiative is being blocked.
For all these reasons, today’s European Parliament vote on the Lehne report at midday is essential. It sends a positive signal, both for European businesses, which need to evolve within a stable legal framework, putting them on an equal footing with international competition, and for inventors, whose creative activity needs to be better protected by the European Union."@en1
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