Mr. McCreevy Can't Get Off The EU Community Patent.
Mr. Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, on the future of the single market. Sofia University, Sofia, May 14, 2007:
"[...] We need to focus on making markets for knowledge - and technology-intensive goods and services work better. They are vital for our future prosperity. So if we can secure agreement to it, the Community patent will be a huge step forward for the Single Market. [...]"