MEPs have given their consent for a number of EU member states to push ahead with plans to create a single European patent, using a EU procedure known as 'enhanced co-operation'.
The decision by euro deputies sitting in Strasbourg on Tuesday (15 February) is a further step towards abolishing the current European system, under which businesses must secure intellectual property protection in individual member states separately.
Last year Spain and Italy raised objections to Europea...
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