Swedish companies predict success for new EU patent
New patent system cheaper than anticipated: Swedish companies predict success for new EU patent Eight out of ten Swedish companies are firmly convinced that the new "Community Patent" will be a success. That's the result of a recent survey carried out by Awapatent. And Swedish companies don't give much credence to previous scares about the system being too expensive. On 3 March 2003, after years of protracted negotiations, the EU member states reached agreement on introducing a single, community-wide patent system. The language issue - which has been the major bone of contention - was