Questionnaire "On the patent system in Europe"

[Carsten Svaneborg <sslug@sslug>]

Hej!

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on how future
action in patent policy to create an EU-wide system of protection can best
take account of stakeholders' needs. While the Community Patent remains a
priority, the Commission is also seeking views on what measures could be
taken in the near future to improve the patent system in Europe. All
interested stakeholders, including industry and individuals, are encouraged
to reply. The closing date is 31 March 2006.
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The consultation focuses on three major issues: the Community patent; how
the current patent system in Europe could be improved; and possible areas
for harmonisation. The Commission is also seeking views on what action
could be taken while work on the Community patent is continuing, in
particular within the framework of the existing European patent system, or
by bringing national patent systems more closely in line with each other
through either approximation of laws or mutual recognition of national
patents. The legal framework for jurisdiction over patent disputes is an
area of significant interest in this context.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/indprop/docs/patent/consult_en.pdf


> bringing national patent systems more closely in line with each other

Så swpat direktivet er ikke helt dødt, nu vil de blot harmonserer hele
patentsystemet, og ikke kun software området.

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  Mvh. Carsten Svaneborg
http://gauss.ffii.org