Decided in the year 2000, then blocked by France for seven years – that was, until just a few days ago, the story of the London Agreement, which is intended to reduce the translation costs for European patents.
Now, finally, France deposited the instrument of ratification of the Agreement with the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, and the London Agreement will enter into force on1 May 2008.
The effects of the Agreement will be to the benefit of all European patents for which the mention of the grant will be published after the effective date of the Agreement.
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