Hearing on future EU patent policy
The European Commission will hold a public hearing on future EU patent
policy on 12 July 2006. This is the second step of the public consultation
launched in January 2006 with the aim of collecting stakeholders' views on
the patent system in Europe and seeking views on what measures could be
taken in the near future to improve this system.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/796&...
Commission consultation on copyright levies
The questionnaire on "Copyright levies in a converging world" is submitted
for public consultation to ensure that later Commission proposals are
technically viable, practically workable and based on a bottom-up approach.
Stakeholders and Member States already provided valuable input in the
process and this additional follow-up consultation serves the dual purpose
to help to further improve the quality of the policy outcome and at the same
time enhancing the involvement of interested parties and the public at
large. This additional follow-up consultation period will run from 6 June
through 14 July 2006.
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/levy_reform/index_en.htm...