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UK formally abandons Europe's Unified Patent Court, Germany plans to move forward nevertheless:
The UK has formally ditched the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a project to create a single pan-European patent system that would fix the confusing mess of contradictory laws currently in place.
In a written statement in the House of Commons on Monday, the British undersecretary for science, research and innovation Amanda Solloway noted that: "Today, by means of a Note Verbale, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has withdrawn its ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court."
The reason is, of course Brexit. "In view of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the United Kingdom no longer wishes to be a party to the Unified Patent Court system. Participating in a court that applies EU law and is bound by the CJEU would be inconsistent with the Government's aims of becoming an independent self-governing nation," she said.
[...] The whole idea of the UPC has been fought for over a decade now, making many its adherents borderline fanatical in making it a reality, even more so given frequent setbacks. In their unerring support, however, many seem willing to overlook or turn a blind eye to serious problems, not least of which is the mess that is the European Patent Office (EPO).
[...] The EPO is, of course, a big fan of the UPC and insists the UK leaving is a mere trifle to the larger European dream of a single patent system; a system that would give it significantly more power:
"These economic benefits for European companies and especially SMEs will not be affected by the announcement of the United Kingdom," it insisted in its submission to the German government.
"Even without the UK, the UP package will lead to significant simplification and cost reduction for the companies of the participating EU member states, which is also largely recognized by European companies."
(Score: 3, Interesting) by turgid on Saturday July 25 2020, @07:54PM (1 child)
We've cut ourselves out of our nearest trading bloc which also happens to be the most successful in the world. We've upset the Chinese, who have huge economic influence in our country, and we're looking to cozy up to the Tangerine Terror in the Whitehouse. Hormone beef, chlorinated chicken, GMO cereal and a fully outsourced NHS here we come!
Work has already started on the 27-acre Farage Garage [theneweuropean.co.uk] for all the lorries waiting to cross the Channel next year when the Withdrawal Agreement runs out.
And as for the Russia report? Well, there was no evidence because they didn't look for any [independent.co.uk].
Support for Scottish independence is now polling at 54%.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday July 26 2020, @01:47AM
See, you've failed to understand how the EU is worse the the Soviet Union, because an Internet troll says it is.
The fact the said Internet troll has never left the mid-west American state he lives in, and thinks New York is a foreign city is beside the point. As we all know, when Fox News tells us how Europe has been taken over by brown people it must be true, because Fox News never lies, and has our best interests at heart.