Gepubliceerd op woensdag 18 juli 2007
EPO: No revival of software patents debate
“Where do we stand in the discussion about patents on computer-implemented inventions (CII patents) two years after rejection in the European Parliament? This was the perspective under which the EPO had invited members of the European Parliament, representatives from industry and enterprise, NGOs and IP specialists to review developments since the rejection of the CII directive. Approximately 100 people attended the one-day conference in Brussels, organised by the EPO.
(…)All speakers welcomed unequivocally the opportunity to discuss the issue at a high level and made clear that a new CII debate followed by legal modifications was neither necessary nor desirable.”
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