Bitter disappointment at patent failure

EU competitiveness ministers again failed yesterday (11 March) to come to an agreement on a patent that could be used throughout the EU.

Few were surprised by the failure since the negotiations over creating a single European patent has been ongoing for 30 years.

Ministers reached an agreement in principle last year, but rows over translation have since scuppered progress. According to Bloomberg, Spain wants more legal status to be given to incorrectly translated documents than ...