05.10.2006 B6-0522/2006
  
  AMENDMENT 2
  
  by Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Piia Noora Kauppi on behalf of the EPP-ED Group
  
  Paragraph 1 a new
  
  1a. Reminds the Commission that all legislative proposals have to be
  accompanied by an in depth impact analysis related to patent quality,
  governance of the patent system, judicial independence and litigation
  costs.