Ministers in the Council have today endorsed the compromise agreement on the European Commission's proposal to complete the legal framework for Europe-wide patent protection, updating existing EU rules on the jurisdiction of courts and recognition of judgments (IP/13/750). It is the last missing part for the establishment of a Europe-wide patent protection. This follows the European Parliament's legal affairs committee (JURI) vote in favour of the compromise text agreed in trialogues with the European Commission and the Council of Ministers (MEMO/14/101).(...)
