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- ↑ EPLAW web site, Response of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) on the Questionnaire "On the patent system in Europe" published by the European Commission on 16.01.06 Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ EPLAW web site, Extraordinary General Meeting of 06 July 2005, Adoption of new Articles of Association Archived 7 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Translation for information purposes only, 6 July 2005, Article 2. Consulted on July 25, 2007.
- ↑ EPLAW web site, Extraordinary General Meeting of 06 July 2005, Adoption of new Articles of Association Archived 7 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Translation for information purposes only, 6 July 2005, Article 4. Consulted on July 25, 2007.
- ↑ Bob Sherwood, Europe’s top judges start campaign on patent cases, Financial Times, November 3, 2005
- ↑ EPLAW web site, News & Events Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine . Consulted on July 25, 2007.
- ↑ See appendices of EPLAW web site, Response of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) on the Questionnaire "On the patent system in Europe" published by the European Commission on 16.01.06 Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
