12.9.2009
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 220/15
Request for an opinion submitted by the Council of the European Union pursuant to Article 300(6) EC
(Opinion 1/09)
2009/C 220/24
Language of the case: all the official languages
Applicant
Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-C. Piris, F. Florindo Gijón and G. Kimberley, acting as Agents)
Questions submitted to the Court
Is the proposed agreement creating a unified patent litigation system (currently called the ‘European and Community Patents Court’) (1) compatible with the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community?
(1) Council Working Document on a revised Presidency text of the Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court and Draft Statute (document 7928/09 of 23 March 2009).
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