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

• European Patent Litigation Agreement
• European Patent Office
• Current events
• EU software patents directive
• European Commission

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