European Union

The European Union (EU) is a legal entity which represents 27 countries from Europe. All members of the EU are also signatories of the European Patent Convention.

For current possible problems, see Current events.

Member states

(See Category:European Union member states)

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom

Possible initiatives leading to software patents

• United Patent Litigation System
• EPO EBA referral G3-08

Related pages on ESP Wiki

• United Patent Litigation System (which replaced the European Patent Litigation Agreement)
• EU software patents directive
• European Patent Office
• Current events
• European Commission
• Category:EPC signatories with relevant subject matter case law

External links

• FFII - Europe's primary anti-swpat organisation
• FSFE's software patent pages
• news about the proposed centralised European patent court
• Diagram of the "codecision" legislative process, and a textual explanation