FSFE: European Parliament adopts unitary patent
The Free Software Foundation Europe reports that the European Parliament has
adopted a proposal to create a patent with unitary effect for Europe.
"This decision will leave Europe with a patent system that is both
deeply flawed and prone to overreach. It also ends democratic control of
Europe's innovation policy." The proposal still needs to be
ratified before it will take effect. "According to the European
Parliament's website, "the international agreement creating a unified
patent court will enter into force on 1 January 2014 or after thirteen
contracting states ratify it, provided that UK, France and Germany are
among them."