"If we fail in our efforts to achieve harmonisation of patent law relating to computer-implemented inventions in the European Union, we may well be confronted with a renegotiation of the European Patent Convention. The process of renegotiating the European Patent Convention would not require any contribution from this Parliament."
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Speech to the European Parliament (23 September 2003)
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Frits Bolkestein
Frits Bolkestein (4 April 1933 – 17 February 2025) was a Dutch politician and a former EU Commissioner.
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