FFII has some pieces on comments by the new Commissioners on Software Patents during their "grilling" by the EP:
http://kwiki.ffii.org/McCreevy041007En http://kwiki.ffii.org/Cecparl0410En
I'm not clear on what power the commission has now that the Patent directive is with the Council and Parliament. Perhaps we should consider a McCreevy letter as well?
Malcolm.
P.S. I got those links from:
http://kwiki.ffii.org/SwpatcninoEn
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The Commission issue an opinion on the EP amendments - not sure this has been published yet - the Commission are still part of the process albeit more in the background. Naas Chamber of Commerce had breakfast with Charlie McCreevy on Monday http://www.chambersireland.ie/index.asp?locID=20&docID=-1
Two little corrections to swpats page:
1. Current Status "It appears the directive will return to Comreg for further discussion..." Shouldn't this be the Council? 2. In Quick History, the link from the directive seems to have gone astray and landed on "Community programmes in training, youth and education: participation of Hungary".
Teresa
I'm not clear on what power the commission has now that the Patent directive is with the Council and Parliament. Perhaps we should consider a McCreevy letter as well?
Malcolm.
P.S. I got those links from:
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I'm not clear on what power the commission has now that the Patent directive is with the Council and Parliament. Perhaps we should consider a McCreevy letter as well?
by Malcolm.
When I was ringing around doing an article on this (still to be published) Proinsias de Rossa's office told me that if the Council and Parliament can't come to an agreement the commission steps back in to manage the process more closely. It is their responsibility to get a directive through so they are likely to be involved again next year as long as the Parliament holds firm on the second reading.
Ciaran