So far there are 10. At least nine EU countries were needed to make an end-run around Italy to create a united patent and protect the design of products sold across their borders.This week, ten countries signed a letter to the European Commission to request legislative proposals for a common patent based on "enhanced cooperation" between them.
The political hardball is meant to get around vehement demands from Rome that Italian be one of the official languages of an EU patent.
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