European Parliament worries about Community Patent
As reported on September 15, 2003 in an "Item Note", in a letter dated 26 June 2003, the President of the European Parliament had expressed the European Parliament's wish to be consulted again in the event of substantial changes being made to the Commission's initial proposal. Provided that COREPER agrees, the Council intends to consult the European Parliament again once the text being examined by the Council has reached a sufficient degree of maturity.
A progress report on the Community Patent dated September 12, 2003 is availabe here.