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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Final IP Symposium of The German EU Presidency: "The Future of the Patent Jurisdiction in Europe".

During June 25-26, 2007, and under the umbrella of the German EU Presidency, the

German Federal Patents Court (Bundespatentgericht) had hosted

a symposium under the title

"The Future of the Patent Jurisdiction in Europe"

It was essentially a closed-shop conference but press and at least one FFII member had been admitted; see the

report of Ms Monika Ermert on Heise's Newsticker [in German only, sorry]. A

set of notes in English has been provided by some FFII observer. Allegedly Mr. Raimund Lutz, President of the Bundespatentgericht, has said on closing of the conference and in view of the various approaches of reforming the patent system in Europe:

"[...] I note that some people are losing interest in doing so. [...]"

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