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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:52:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re: [Patents] EU Parliament Moves Against EPO "Designer Baby 
     Patent"
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Note that the EP:

"12.  Asks the Commission to file a notice of opposition to patent
EP1257168 without delay;"

Full text of Motion:

   http://tinyurl.com/75c4l

http://www.europarl.eu.int/omk/sipade3?TYPE-DOC=TA&REF=P6-TA-2005-0407&MODE=SIP&L=EN&LSTDOC=N

//Erik

> (This is significant not only in the subject matter of the
> motion, but as a confrontation of the problematic relationship
> between the EU Parliament and the EPO, wherein the EPO is not
> actually subject to EU Parliament oversight -- being "not a
> person" before the EPC is not really the key, so much as having
> patent policy developed, judged and executed independently of the
> representative legislative organ.  -- Seth)
>
>
>> http://wiki.ffii.org/EpBio0510En
>
>
> 2005-10: European Parliament to vote resolution against
> EPO-granted "designer baby patent"
>
> -> [ Priorities | News ]
>
> The EPP (conservative) group in the European Parliament has
> introduced a motion calling the Parliament to file an opposition
> against a patent granted by the European Patent Office. The Legal
> Service of the EP is against this, contending that the EP is not
> a person in the sence of the European Patent Convention. Greens
> are in favor.
>
>     * EP resolution to be voted 2005-10-26
> (http://www.europarl.eu.int/omk/sipade3?TYPE-DOC=MOTION&REF=P6-RC-2005-0551&MODE=SIP&L=EN)
>
> The motion was introduced by Klaus-Heiner Lehne MEP
> (http://wiki.ffii.org/KlausHeinerLehneEn) and somewhat amended
> through compromises with other party groups.
>
> In an unusual alliance on patents, both Lehne and the Green group
> are in favor of filing an opposition at the European Patent
> Office, whereas other MEPs such as Rainer Wieland (from Lehne's
> CDU group) would rather pass a resolution that calls on the
> Commission to file an opposition. The Parliament's Legal Service
> also believes that the Parliament is, unlike the Commission, not
> a legal person in the sense of the European Patent Convention.
>
> The vote is scheduled for tomorrow wednesday 2005-10-26 at noon.
>
> The question of whether to file opposition in the name of the EP
> may be subject to oral amendments in the last minute. Apart fom
> this, the resolution text seems to be settled.
> Timeline
>
> 2005-10-27
>
> Preliminary report: Most of the Motion was carried. Additionally,
> and oral amedment saying "The EP decides to ask the European
> Commission to file an objection to patent EP1257168 without
> delay" was also carried.
>
> 2005-10-26
>
> 2005-10-25
>
> Debate in JURI
>
>
>
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