Campaigners Celebrate Patent Directive Defeat
News Although pro-patent campaign groups such as CompTIA, EICTA and Intellect had lobbied for the directive to be passed by parliament, they claim to welcome the European Parliament's decision. Hugo Lueders, director of public policy at CompTIA
[July 7, 2005, 16:45]
'Deceptive' Patent Lobbying Sparks Calls For Transparency
News A spokesman for CompTIA, which had lobbied in favour of the directive, agreed that transparency is essential. The Green Party has called for greater transparency in political lobbying following the tactics of some campaign groups during the...
[July 11, 2005, 14:15]
Software Patent Directive Adopted
News Hugo Lueders, the director of public policy at pro-patent organisation CompTIA, said he is pleased the Council has adopted the directive. The European Council adopted the software patent directive on Monday, despite requests from Denmark, Poland...
[March 7, 2005, 9:45]
Software Patent Directive Adopted
Talkback I note that the CompTIA, quoted in the article, is a USA-based organisation. The majority of computer experts in Europe who are aware of this issue are opposed to this directive which would allow USA style software and business process patents.
[March 7, 2005, 15:21]
EC: We'd Accept Software Patent Defeat
News Industry associations CompTIA, the Business Software Alliance and the European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association have expressed their approval of the EU Council's endorsement.
[March 9, 2005, 11:45]
Patent Restart Request Ratified
News Hugo Lueders, the director of public policy at pro-patent organisation CompTIA, is also unsure what will happen next. The European Parliament's request for the software patent directive to be started from scratch was ratified by senior members of...
[February 17, 2005, 14:50]
Software Patent Directive Rejected
News While many SMEs, free software advocates and software developers have spoken out against the directive from the start, various large companies have lobbied for the directive, often via campaign groups such as the Business Software Alliance, EICTA...
[July 6, 2005, 12:25]
