European Parliament deals another blow to software patent law

18.02.2005 - 09:57 CET | By Lucia Kubosova

EUOBSERVER/BRUSSELS - The European Parliament has taken an unprecedented step against software patent legislation.

The leaders of all parliamentary groups on Thursday (17 February) unanimously called on the Commission to withdraw the draft.

The rare move by the Parliament’s Conference of Presidents to use its right and send a piece of legislation back to the EU executive followed the previous turn-down of the proposal by MEPs in the legal affairs committee. ... Full Article on EUObserver