European Parliament sends software patent packing

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Series Details 20.7.05
Publication Date 20/07/2005
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The European Parliament has voted against a proposed software patent directive, putting to an end a heated debate between supporters of more harmonised EU legal protection for computer-implemented inventions (CII) and those who say the current copyright regime sufficiently protects innovative European high-tech companies.

Source Link http://ec.europa.eu/comm/research/headlines/news/article_05_07_20_en.html
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