# Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection

European Parliament procedure 2010/0384(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 7th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 28 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2011-01-21 and 2011-01-21.

## What the amendments focus on

A consent procedure on authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of creating unitary patent protection. The amendments diverge between consenting to and rejecting the draft Council decision, and contest whether the requirements of the Treaty articles on enhanced cooperation are met, raising the unresolved translation arrangements, the legal basis introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, openness of the cooperation to all Member States, effects on the internal market, competition and linguistic diversity, and the absence of an impact assessment and of consultation of Parliament on the translation regulation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |
| Antonio MASIP HIDALGO | Spain | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28338.md |
| Raffaele BALDASSARRE | Italy | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96757.md |
| Luigi BERLINGUER | Italy | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97156.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |

## Official source documents

- PE456.861: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-456.861+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0384-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0384-NLE.json

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