Re: [Patents] [Fwd: Google News Alert - patent directive EU]

[Marcel Martin <mm@ellipsa.net>]

Stefano Maffulli a écrit :
> 
> the first article (from out-law.com) is interesting, reporting what
> EICTA is saying:
> 
> EICTA therefore called for the forthcoming Irish Council Presidency to
> continue work on a common position based on the original approach. If
> the damaging amendments proposed by Parliament are not corrected in
> Council, then EICTA says it would prefer the draft to be withdrawn
> entirely, leaving the current system in place, but without the desired
> harmonisation.

I read this in the paper you quoted

>EICTA claims to represent more than 10,000 companies across
>Europe with combined revenues of over €190 billion. 

10000 companies!? Concerning the claimed amount, it might be true. 
What is the turnover of the branches of Apple, Dell, Microsoft and 
Intel in Europe?

>A major IT industry group [EICTA], with members including Apple, 
>Dell, Microsoft and Intel, has asked the EU's Council of Ministers 
>to reject amendments made by the Parliament to a draft Directive 
>on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.

Of course, the American multinationals know which laws are good or 
not for the Europe. Anybody working for the Bush administration
could confirm this fact.

mm