295. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the creation of the EU unified patent court by intergovernmental treaty, if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the siting of the local division of the UPC in London will have a number of negative consequences including the impact on foreign direct investment, the increased costs of litigation for Irish businesses, the loss of intellectual property expertise and capability among the Irish legal profession, the fact that a court based in London will make binding decisions for parties based in Ireland and the added uncertainty regarding the position of the United Kingdom in the European Union; if he shares these concerns; and the way he will address the concerns while simultaneously contributing to the reform of European intellectual property law. [5678/14]

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295. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the creation of the EU unified patent court by intergovernmental treaty, if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the siting of the local division of the UPC in London will have a number of negative consequences including the impact on foreign direct investment, the increased costs of litigation for Irish businesses, the loss of intellectual property expertise and capability among the Irish legal profession, the fact that a court based in London will make binding decisions for parties based in Ireland and the added uncertainty regarding the position of the United Kingdom in the European Union; if he shares these concerns; and the way he will address the concerns while simultaneously contributing to the reform of European intellectual property law. [5678/14]

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