At a signing ceremony in Brussels today, ministers from 24 EU member states have signed an international agreement on the Unified Patent Court to pave the way for inventors to register and protect their patents in the EU under one unitary patent system.
Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, signed the Unified Patent Court Agreement along with ministers from 23 other member states at the first meeting of the European Competitiveness Council to take place during the Irish Presidency of the EU.
The agreement is the last part of a package of measures that will aim to provide a one-stop-shop for enterprises to register and protect their patents in the EU.
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