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Monday, December 13, 2004

COREPER discussing Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions.

Obviously the Dutch EU Presidency is considering how to push ahead with the formal vote of the EU Council on the Draft Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. On the

agenda of the 2077th meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER Part 1) summoned to happen today and tomorrow there is a topic indicating that the formal adoption of the Draft Directive will be discussed. All the work of the EU Council is prepared or co-ordinated by COREPER, made up of the permanent representatives of the member states working in Brussels and of their assistants. The work of this Committee is itself prepared by some 250 committees and working groups consisting of delegates from the member states. Sources from the FFII e.V.

say that this might be an indication that the Draft Directive will be adopted by the EU Council on its last session this year. However, on December 22, 2004 the EU Council will meet in the Agriculture and Fisheries configuration. Although this looks rather strange, it is not objectionable in a legal sense to adopt a patent-related Draft Directive in session of the EU Council in its Agriculture and Fiheries configuration because of there is only one EU Council usually staffed diffrently in accordance with specific topics: The Council meets in nine different configurations depending on the subjects being examined.

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