European Union Adopts Single Patent
The European Union has adopted a common patent for the 27-nation bloc, after nearly four decades of debate about the issue.
The European Parliament adopted the single patent Tuesday after 25 of the EU countries agreed to replace the age-old system in which businesses file for patent protection separately in each country.
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