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Poles Push Patents Off EU Agenda
News Poland's opposition to software patents prevented the EU from ratifying the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive on Tuesday. An EU Council spokesperson has confirmed that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive will not be adopted on...
[December 21, 2004, 15:00]
EC: Software Patents Will Still Be Granted
News The European Commission (EC) warned on Wednesday that patent offices across Europe will continue to grant software patents, despite the European Parliament's decision to reject the Computer Implemented Inventions directive.
[July 21, 2005, 16:30]
Patents Directive Wins European Parliament OK
News The European Parliament has voted to approve a highly controversial directive governing the patentability of computer-implemented inventions -- including software -- but with amendments that appear to be a victory for critics of the original...
[September 24, 2003, 18:05]
Linux Champion Munich Welcomes Patent Delay
News The European Council had been scheduled to adopt the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive at a meeting on Tuesday afternoon. In October they introduced a motion that demanded changes to the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive.
[December 22, 2004, 16:10]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
News Software patents have been likened to allowing a monopoly on the ideas behind stories, and opponents of the draft Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions claim it would effectively allow unlimited software patents.
[September 1, 2003, 15:55]
Economists Reject European Software Patent Proposals
News In an open letter to the European Parliament issued on Monday, 12 economists from institutions including the University of London, the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Sussex urged that the proposed Directive on the Patentability of...
[August 27, 2003, 17:55]
Patent Impending
News Under the scenario put forward by those against the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, small and medium-sized software businesses will find themselves slapped with exorbitant licensing fees, which they must...
[August 27, 2003, 9:34]
Software Patents Vote Delayed
News Since February, the proposed directive of the European Parliament and of the European Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions has been considered by three European parliamentary committees, with a final vote by the...
[June 30, 2003, 12:30]
Software Patent Protest To Block Web Sites
News Some sites are also redirecting users to a petition and call for action against the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, which will be submitted to the European Parliament for approval on 1 September.
[August 26, 2003, 14:00]
SMEs Don't Get Their Fair Share Of EU Patents
News Opponents of the directive on the patentability of computer implemented inventions, commonly known as the software patent directive, have argued that it will disadvantage small businesses in favour of big players.
[June 9, 2005, 18:35]
High Noon For Software Patent Directive
News Campaigners from both sides of the software patent 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 of amendments to the directive in...
[July 5, 2005, 17:50]
Software Patent Directive Rejected
News The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject the directive on the patentability of computer implemented inventions. A spokesman for the European Parliament said that 648 MEPs out of a total of 729 voted to reject the directive, which...
[July 6, 2005, 12:25]
EU Delays Patent Decision
News Last Friday a Council agenda stated that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive would be adopted on Monday, but this has since been taken off Monday's agenda. The EU directive that opponents fear will allow widespread software patenting...
[December 20, 2004, 11:25]
Patent Directive 'back On EU Agenda'
News The Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID) may be ratified next Monday, a move that would give anti-patent campaigners little time to take action. The directive was initially due to be adopted on 21 December, but was removed from the...
[January 21, 2005, 11:50]
Commission Refuses To Rewrite Patent Directive
News The European Commission (EC) has rejected requests to rewrite the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID), sparking a furious response from campaigners who accused the EC of acting undemocratically.
[February 28, 2005, 15:45]
EU Parliament Demands Patent Restart
News The battle to prevent software patents being introduced in Europe received a major boost on Wednesday afternoon when the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament (EP) demanded that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive...
[February 3, 2005, 10:20]
Linux Kernel Maintainer Joins Patent Celebrations
News On Wednesday the Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted 19 to one, with one abstention, in favour of a motion asking the European Commission to rewrite the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive.
[February 3, 2005, 15:55]
Software Patent Directive Adopted
News An EU Council spokeswoman said on Monday morning that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive had been adopted, but was unable to give more details. The European Council adopted the software patent directive on Monday, despite requests from...
[March 7, 2005, 9:45]
Patent Opponents Claim Success
News The Polish government said on Tuesday that it could not support the controversial European directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions that was agreed by the EU Council in May this year.
[November 17, 2004, 16:35]
EU Prefers 'computer-aided' Patents
News On Tuesday the European Parliament (EP) proposed a number of changes to the directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, including a change to the name of the directive to make it clear that software cannot be patented.
[June 14, 2005, 17:15]
