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The European Parliament ready to vote on EPLA
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) will be the subject of a motion for a resolution in the European Parliament, after a compromise was made and filed by the three big groups of MEPs (EPP-ED, PES and ALDE). The three groups drafted a motion that ” urges […]
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Europe faces software patents threat again
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The software patents issue will be back, once again, for discussion, with the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) proposal which calls for the harmonization of patent laws in EU states. EPLA could to be voted on 11 October 2006 in the European Parliament. Last year, the Parliament […]
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EU Patent Policy criticised at the public hearing
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) During the EU patent policy hearing on 12 July, the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) criticised The European Patent Office (EPO) and the proposed European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) which would put the new centralised European Patent Court under EPO control. FFII considers that EPLA […]
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TACD debate on the politics and ideology of intellectual property
Civil society groups from around the world met in Brussels 20/21 March to discuss the politics and ideology of intellectual property. Speakers included representatives from WIPO and the EU, former US Patent Commissioner Bruce Lehman, consumer and development campaigners and noted IP academics Peter Drahos and Susan Sell. The conference tried to step back from […]
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FIPR campaign against new copyright directive
EDRI-member FIPR (the Foundation for Information Policy Research) has published a strong analysis of the proposed new EU intellectual property enforcement directive. According to FIPR, the proposed new directive is pushed by the UK Presidency, but will undermine basic freedoms. It will force all EU member states to criminalise incitement to infringe patents or copyrights. […]
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New appeal Microsoft against European Commission
Microsoft has launched a second appeal case against the anti-trust decision by the European Commission in March 2004. On 10 August 2005 Microsoft filed a new complaint at the European Court of Justice (First Instance) in Luxembourg, asking for annulment of the decision to open up the Windows source code enough to create interoperability and […]
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Angry pro software patent company takes down FFII website
The long running legal fight between the German software company Nutzwerk (Leipzig) and the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII, best known for its extensive lobby against software patents) has culminated in the takedown of the FFII.org website on 1 August 2005. Technically, the website itself wasn’t removed, but in a far more radical […]
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Open letter Italian companies on software patents
On 19 July 2005 a group of Italian small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and business associations sent an open letter to the Minister of Innovation and Technologies, Mr. Lucio Stanca. In the letter, the businesses call for a thorough reform of the European Patent Office. The letter was sent after the European Parliament rejected […]
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Member states keep on pushing for software patents
Behind closed doors most EU member states have already rejected almost all the amendments on the software patent directive put forward by the European Parliament. On 20/21 June the EP commission on legal affairs (JURI) will vote on the 256 proposed amendments and on 6 July the EP will vote in plenary. In order to […]
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Software patent debate heads for climax
The not for profit association FFII (Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure) is assembling all forces for a climax in the battle against the patentability of software programs. On 6 July 2005 the European Parliament will vote in plenary on the proposed directive on computer-implemented inventions. It is the second reading. In the first reading […]
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EP takes position on softpats for second reading
Rapporteur Michel Rocard (French socialist, PSE) is preparing the European Parliament for the second reading of the controversial directive on software patents. On 21 April his working document was discussed in the EuroParl Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and on 29 April he filed a long list of amendments on the document produced by the […]
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European Council adopts software patents proposal
The European Competitiveness Council (the EU ministers of Economical Affairs/Industry) has adopted the controversial common position on software patents on 7 March 2005 as A-item. This classification means a proposal is adopted without further debate. Spain voted against. Austria, Belgium and Italy abstained, while Denmark, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Poland added a written […]
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