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EU parliament demands patent restart

...the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament (EP) demanded that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID) be rewritten. A EP spokesman confirmed on... Read more

3 February, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Software patent directive adopted

...reject the directive. An EU Council spokeswoman said on Monday morning that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive had been adopted, but was unable to give... Read more

7 March, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive

The European Commission (EC) has rejected requests to rewrite the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID), sparking a furious response from campaigners who... Read more

28 February, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Linux kernel maintainer joins patent celebrations

...abstention, in favour of a motion asking the European Commission to rewrite the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive. Alan Cox, sometime maintainer of the Linux kernel... Read more

3 February, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

EU delays patent decision

...a day later than planned. Last Friday a Council agenda stated that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive would be adopted on Monday, but this has... Read more

20 December, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

Software patent directive rejected

In a shock move, the European Parliament has voted down the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive Read more

6 July, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Anti-patent demo planned in Brussels

The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure is planning a protest against the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive in Brussels later this week Read more

14 February, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Open source comes of age

...began making headlines in Europe more recently when the European Commission proposed the Computer Implemented Inventions directive that would have effectively legitimised software patents across... Read more

13 March, 2006 by Matthew Broersma

Microsoft may become 'major opponent of patents'

Open source advocates believe Microsoft may stop supporting software patents if other companies start copying its approach to them Read more

6 October, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

EC: Software patents will still be granted

...to grant software patents, despite the European Parliament's decision to reject the Computer Implemented Inventions directive. The directive was criticised by various trade organisations... Read more

21 July, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

High noon for software patent directive

...debate have stepped up their efforts before the European Parliament votes on the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive on Wednesday. MEPs will vote on a number... Read more

5 July, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Opera and MySQL battle against software patents

...the European Parliament's legal affairs committee narrowly voted in favour of the computer-implemented inventions directive, which many say will allow software patents. Next... Read more

28 June, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Pro-patent lobby in sticky situation over ice-cream offer

...now until 3pm, you can collect your free ice-cream and support the computer implemented inventions [directive] common position! Hope to see you soon," stated... Read more

6 June, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Patent office email bid to attract public comments

...patented is not clarified. A proposed change in the law, known as the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive, is currently going through a second reading by... Read more

3 June, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

UKIP bashes software patents

...office, said it would fight any attempt by the EU to pass the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive — a law that many say would allow the... Read more

3 May, 2005 by Dan Ilet

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