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Saturday, July 02, 2005

Parliamentary Vote on Directive on the Patentability of CII: Chaos is Looming.

FFII e.V.

reports that

Mr. Toine Manders, MEP, has warned:

"A chaos is threatening next week in Strasbourg. Because of the large amount of amendments, the directive could shoot in all kinds of directions like a firecracker and we want to prevent this. Rather no legislation than bad legislation"

And:

"This directive concerning software patents can, if necessary, be brought under the umbrella of the Community Patent. This offers more judicial certainty, the democratic control of the Parliament on the European Patent Office would also be guaranteed by it."

According to FFII, at the initiative of spokesperson Toine Manders (VVD) the liberal fraction of the European Parliament submitted an amendment to reject the controversial Directive concerning the patentability of computer implemented inventions next week.

The European Parliament has published

a total of 178 proposed amendments.

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