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"I am very satisfied with the point we have reached on this subject, which had been pending since the 1990s. In December 2009, the Council adopted the principle of creating an EU patent. One year later, however, the Council confirmed that there were insurmountable difficulties regarding translation arrangements which required unanimity. The matter was then taken up by the Belgian Presidency of the EU, but since the obstacles remained, 12 Member States requested a proposal for a regulation authorising enhanced cooperation in the creation of a unitary patent. The Competitiveness Council thus provided for the authorisation of enhanced cooperation in March 2011. I would remind you that the creation of a unitary patent will bring advantages for users of the patent system in Europe and, in particular, it will allow small and medium-sized enterprises, which are often neglected, to improve their competitiveness through improved access to protection via the patent as well as a reduction in costs."@en1
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