Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-15-Speech-2-381-625"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110215.22.2-381-625"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-02-15-Speech-2-381-7502
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria do Céu Patrão Neves2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; PECH (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"I am in favour of a European patent system, but, on reflection, and for reasons of language, I abstained from voting on the present report. I would actually have voted in favour if only English were to be used, since today it functions as a lingua franca. I abstained for three fundamental reasons: firstly, because to create a patent system with the obligatory translation of each file into the 23 official languages would be expensive, slow and would create a serious competitive disadvantage; secondly, because in practice, the English language is commonly used today as a lingua franca; and, thirdly, because 90% of patent applications are made in English anyway. I cannot agree to the inclusion in this process of the French and German languages to the detriment of more widely spoken languages such as Portuguese or Spanish (as if languages with different statuses existed in the EU, an idea that I reject). Therefore, I abstained, in the belief that progress on a European patent system is needed, but that the best solution would be one language only: English."@en1

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