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

[Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>]

how did EICTA consult the 10,000 companies on this issue. ?


On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 12:02:38AM +0100, Marcel Martin wrote:
> 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 Council, then EICTA says it would prefer the draft to be withdrawn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

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