Politics
Neale Richmond’s trip to Luxembourg ‘statement of intent’ on patent referendum
The government is planning to hold a referendum on international patents alongside European elections next year to cut costs for businesses
Neale Richmond, the Minister of State for Enterprise has travelled to Luxembourg today to send a “statement of intent” about the government’s plan to join the new European patent court.
The government is planning to hold a referendum on international patents alongside European elections next year to cut costs for businesses.
It would allow Irish businesses to defend or challenge patents on products in up to 24 EU countries by taking one legal case, instead ...
