European Parliament 3 December 2012, Written question E-010994/12 Georgios Papanikolaou (PPE) to the Commission. Adoption of a European patent to strengthen research and innovation

Question for written answer E-010994/12 to the Commission Georgios Papanikolaou (PPE) (3 December 2012) Subject: Adoption of a European patent to strengthen research and innovation In April 2011, the Commission proposed the introduction of a single European patent in order to make the procedure for obtaining a patent less complicated and expensive because at present it involves significant