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The '''EU software patents directive''' was a proposal by the [[European Commission]] to allow the patenting of software ideas in the [[European Union]].  The proposal was the subject of intense public debate and lobbying and was eventually rejected by the European Parliament in 2005 by a massive majority.
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{{navbox vertical}}The '''EU software patents directive''' was a proposal by the [[European Commission]] to allow the patenting of software ideas in the [[European Union]].  The proposal was the subject of intense public debate and lobbying and was eventually rejected by the European Parliament in 2005 by a massive majority.
 
  
 
==The proposal==
 
==The proposal==
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==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
* The [[European Commission]] published a proposal to introduce legislation which would clearly allow software ideas to be patentable
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* February 2002: The [[European Commission]] published a proposal to introduce legislation which would clearly allow software ideas to be patentable
 
* September 2003: [http://eupat.ffii.org/lisri/03/plen0924/index.en.html EU Parliament Votes for Real Limits on Patentability]
 
* September 2003: [http://eupat.ffii.org/lisri/03/plen0924/index.en.html EU Parliament Votes for Real Limits on Patentability]
* 2004: [[Council of Ministers]] discards the European Parliament's amendments&lt;ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071026105022/http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/Transcription&lt;/ref>
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* 2004: [[Council of Ministers]] discards the European Parliament's amendments<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071026105022/http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/Transcription</ref>
 
* June 2005: The [[European Parliament]] rejects the directive outright
 
* June 2005: The [[European Parliament]] rejects the directive outright
  
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* [[CEA-PME]]
 
* [[CEA-PME]]
 
* [[UEAPME]]
 
* [[UEAPME]]
* eZ systems (they were in 2006&lt;ref>http://share.ez.no/articles/ez-publish/ez-systems-opposes-software-patents&lt;/ref> - were they active for the directive?)
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* eZ systems (they were in 2006<ref>http://share.ez.no/articles/ez-publish/ez-systems-opposes-software-patents</ref> - were they active for the directive?)
  
 
===Organisations active ''for'' software patents===
 
===Organisations active ''for'' software patents===
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===Organisations yet to be classified===
 
===Organisations yet to be classified===
  
* [[Google]] - represented by Mrs. Moll&lt;ref>http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&amp;mn=12550&amp;pt=msg&amp;mid=891374&lt;/ref>
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* [[Google]] - represented by Mrs. Moll<ref>http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=12550&pt=msg&mid=891374</ref>
 
* [[Novell]] - only expressed itself once, in a completely ambiguous manner
 
* [[Novell]] - only expressed itself once, in a completely ambiguous manner
  
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* [[Consultation Paper on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions]], 2000
 
* [[Consultation Paper on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions]], 2000
 
* [[Software patents exist in Europe, mostly]]
 
* [[Software patents exist in Europe, mostly]]
* [[Corruption and bullying]]
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* [[Corruption and bullying]] - François Mingarance listed as author of EC text
  
 
===Some people involved===
 
===Some people involved===
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==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/02/32&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN;&amp;guiLanguage=en A 2002 FAQ published by the European Parliament about the directive]
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* [http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/02/32&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN;&guiLanguage=en A 2002 FAQ published by the European Parliament about the directive]
 
* [http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Software_patents_directive_1st_reading Political memory - record of who voted how in the 1st reading, September 2003]
 
* [http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Software_patents_directive_1st_reading Political memory - record of who voted how in the 1st reading, September 2003]
 
* {{translate fr|url=http://eupat.ffii.org/journal/03/epet0929/aigrain/index.fr.html|title=Letter from 33 scientists against software patents}}
 
* {{translate fr|url=http://eupat.ffii.org/journal/03/epet0929/aigrain/index.fr.html|title=Letter from 33 scientists against software patents}}
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==References==
 
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[[Category:European Union]]
 
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[[Category:Documents]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 24 August 2012

The EU software patents directive was a proposal by the European Commission to allow the patenting of software ideas in the European Union. The proposal was the subject of intense public debate and lobbying and was eventually rejected by the European Parliament in 2005 by a massive majority.

The proposal

The European Patent Office (EPO) had already been granting software patents, despite "programs for computers" being excluded from patentability in the European Patent Convention. The European Commission's proposed legislation would have replaced the European Patent Convention with a directive which copied EPO practice. The European Commission and pro-software-patent lobby groups claimed that this was simple "harmonisation".

Timeline

Amendments

List of letters written to MEPs

(This list will be very long when completed, so will probably be split off into its own page.)

Who was involved

Organisations active against software patents

Organisations active for software patents

Organisations yet to be classified

  • Google - represented by Mrs. Moll[3]
  • Novell - only expressed itself once, in a completely ambiguous manner

Related pages on ESP Wiki

Some people involved

Hundreds of people were involved, but to keep this list reasonable, these are the ones for whom ESP Wiki has articles:

External links

References