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... Industry, Energy and Mines, have signed an agreement on the validation of European patents for Tunisia. "This is a strategic breakthrough for the patent system in Tunisia", said President Battistelli. "The agreement will simplify access to patent protection in Tunisia for European patent applicants and proprietors. Ultimately it will help to strengthen innovation in the country and open up new industrial and commercial prospects for foreign investors." EPO President Benoît Battistelli and Kamel Ben Naceur, Tunisian ...

... the European patent reform. The first welcome speech was held by Tibor Navracsics, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice of Hungary followed by a list of prominent speakers such as Benoît Battistelli, President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Antonio Campinos, President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market and Paul van Beukering, Chairman of the UPC Preparatory Committee. A dedicated Training Centre for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) was officially opened on the 13 March 2014 in Budapest. The new Training Centre will function as a coordinating office for the training of judges and candidate judges of the new court system. The opening was followed by a two-day conference ...