01/07/2015
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, "Rollback of fundamental rights at the European Patent Office"
Pierre Yves Le Borgn', a French Representative in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, has initiated a declaration co-signed by 82 Members of Parliament, including four of the five main political group leaders.
The declaration can be found on the Assembly's website in English (archive) andFrench (archive).Translations are also available in German and Dutch.
In his blog, Pierre Yves Le Borgn' announces his intention tosubject the deficient governance of the EPO to a review by the Venice Commisssion (The European Commission for Democracy through Law) which could make suitable recommendations to find a solution.