# Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection: implementation; translation arrangements

European Parliament procedure 2011/0094(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 7th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 28 committee amendments tabled by 6 Members between 2011-10-26 and 2011-10-26.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the translation arrangements for unitary patent protection. Amendments address the requirement for the patent proprietor to provide a full translation in a dispute, machine translations of patent applications, a compensation scheme administered by the European Patent Office to reimburse translation costs for SMEs, the languages of proceedings (French, German, English) and the transitional period, and periodic evaluation of machine-translation quality.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |
| Antonio MASIP HIDALGO | Spain | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28338.md |
| Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL | Spain | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28393.md |
| Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS | Spain | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97203.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Raffaele BALDASSARRE | Italy | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96757.md |

## Official source documents

- PE475.788: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.788+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0094-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0094-CNS.json

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