Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Unified Patent Court: Discussion
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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Mr. Sweeney referred to one in 100 compared with one in ten. That is true across the European Union. Does he have any information relating to Ireland specifically, such as a survey of companies with certain proportions stating they would issue more patents if they could afford to defend them? The chances are that we are similar to the rest of Europe. What information are we relying on?