On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 02:23:41PM +0100, Jason Clifford wrote: > > > Strasbourg, 6 July 2005 -- The European Parliament today decided by > > > a margin of 648 votes to 14, with 18 absentions, to _reject_ the > > > directive "on the patentability of computer implemented inventions", > > > also known as the software patent directive. > > > > Such a big majority! > > Apparently the pro-patent lobby asked for a no vote as well - in their > case because the amendments would have made patents unusable for them. > > The problem is not solved however as national patent offices may now push > the pro-patent lobbies agenda locally. > > We might have been better with a directive that had been properly amended > than to have no directive at all.
Yes. Doesn't the UK already grant software patents at a national level? -- Robin
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