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58 Editorial Information 3/2012
The summer is drawing to a close, not that there has
been much to speak of weather-wise from the UK side of
the Channel. While economic woes continue to cause
concern, the Olympics have perhaps taken our minds off
the weather and the world-wide economy, so we congratulate
all of those from the member States who took
part in the Olympics, particularly if medals of any colour
were won.
The marathon is one of the Olympic events, and brings
to mind two IP marathons of continuing interest. One is
of wider interest to applicants, business, Member States
and our members, namely the fate (?) of the Unitary
Patent. This is particularly so bearing in mind the stance
of the European Parliament in response to the European
Council’s seeming agreement to cancel clauses 6-8 of
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T. Johnson (GB)
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the draft law on the Unitary Patent. We await the
Parliament’s deliberations with interest.
A second marathon, more on the epi home front, is
the work being done not least by the Editorial Committee,
to create a re-vamped epi website, which it is
hoped will be more user-friendly and accessible to users.
Outside consultants have been involved, and they have
made a positive contribution in the Committee’s view. It
is hoped to give a presentation of the new web-site to
Council at the Hamburg Council meeting on 10th
November 2012.
Stamina, perseverance, (and perhaps a little hope) are
needed to complete a marathon, so we hope for a
successful conclusion to the two IP marathons referred
to above.
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