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# Reboot ordered for EU patent law
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/reboot-ordered-for-eu-patent-law/
- Published: 2005-02-04T08:03:57.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-03T07:37:03.000Z
- Description: BBC News reports that a European Parliament committee has ordered a re-write of the controversial draft software patent law. The…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

[BBC News](http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/technology/4232971.stm?ref=protein.xyz) reports that a European Parliament committee has ordered a re-write of the controversial draft software patent law. The Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) said the Commission should re-submit the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive after MEPs failed to back it. It has had vocal critics who say it could favour large over small firms and impact open-source software innovation. Supporters say it would let firms protect their inventions. The directive is intended to offer patent protection to inventions that use software to achieve their effect, in other words, "computer implemented invention". The draft law suffered setbacks when Poland, one of the largest EU member states, rejected its adoption twice in two months. Intense lobbying on the issue has started to gain momentum in some national parliaments putting them under immense pressure. Only two MEPs backed the draft law at the JURI meeting, with one voting to abstain.