Draft Directive on Computer-Implemented Inventions: Draft Document on EU Council's Reasons.
Today, the EU Council has published Document 11979/04 ADD 1 concerning the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. The Document comprises a Draft statement of the Council's reasons.
"[...] In its common position, the Council has taken over a considerable number of amendments proposed by the European Parliament. Throughout the common position, the Council has sought to strike a reasonable and workable balance between the interests of rightholders and those of other parties concerned. The overall balance of the Council’s common position has been acknowledged by the Commission, which has accepted it as a satisfactory compromise package."