For many industries, a single patent can be more valuable than the deed to a large factory.

In seven years Bendix Schere had not filed a single patent.

Pharma is lucky to land a single patent after placing a multihundred-million-dollar bet and waiting patiently 10 years for it to play out.

A single patent covering a set of countries.

Business and the research community want a single patent available at one go for the whole Community and one that is cheap.

There is no doubt whatever as to the crucial importance to the European economy of our introducing a permanent single patent in Europe.

The single patent would help to give a considerable boost to the competitiveness of European businesses.

I therefore support the creation of a simple inexpensive single patent for the entire EU.

I believe that it is essential to adopt the single European patent in order to encourage a move towards commercial exchanges outside the Union.

Patent thickets are used to defend against competitors designing around a single patent.