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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

EU Commission On Telecommunication And The Patent System.

Fresh from the RAPID database of the EU Commission:

"[...] A new standardisation strategy will aim to help the results of R&D to find their way to markets and to boost take up of energy saving technologies. Building on the electronic communications package presented last week (see IP/07/1677), a flagship of the new single market, the Commission will in 2008 present initiatives on universal service and on the interoperability of e-government systems. The Commission will seek progress on common EU patent protection and propose a 'researcher passport' to boost mobility of researchers. [...]"

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"[...] What are the most important measures proposed?
Measures to improve the development and dissemination of knowledge, such as the creation of a European passport for researchers, and a European framework for patent protection. [...]"

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