Technology groups celebrate ruling on software patents

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Series Details 21.6.05
Publication Date 21/06/2005
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MEPs voted on 20 June 2005 to allow patents on computer-driven inventions to protect the software itself. The report was adopted by 16 votes to 10 with no abstentions. The vote was celebrated by big technology groups such as Nokia, Siemens and Philips.
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European Parliament: News Report, 21.6.05: Latest on computerised inventions (updated version) http://europarl.europa.eu/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+NR-20050621-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&LEVEL=2&NAV=S
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