# Jurisdictional system for patent disputes

European Parliament procedure 2011/2176(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFCO / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 51 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2011-10-14 and 2011-11-07.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a jurisdictional system for patent disputes. The amendments support establishing a Unified Patent Litigation Court by international agreement, addressing legal certainty, costs and time to resolution, the qualifications and training of judges, multinational composition of the central, local and regional divisions, languages of proceedings, a mediation and arbitration centre, benefits for SMEs, and the primacy of Union law under the Court of Justice.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |
| Antonio MASIP HIDALGO | Spain | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28338.md |
| Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL | Spain | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28393.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Adam GIEREK | Poland | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28379.md |
| Jens ROHDE | Denmark | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96710.md |
| Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS | Greece | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96898.md |
| Philippe LAMBERTS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96648.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Bendt BENDTSEN | Denmark | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96705.md |
| Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS | Spain | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97203.md |
| Dimitar STOYANOV | Bulgaria | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34254.md |
| Slavi BINEV | Bulgaria | EFD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38610.md |
| Gerald HÄFNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96758.md |
| Krišjānis KARIŅŠ | Latvia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96901.md |

## Official source documents

- PE473.870: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-473.870+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE475.785: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.785+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE475.860: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.860+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2176-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2176-INI.json

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