– Signora Presidente, voglio spiegare le ragioni per le quali ho votato contro la proposta di respingere la direttiva relativa alle invenzioni attuate per mezzo di elaboratori elettronici. ###>I did so because I believe that this will allow Parliament to send out a clear and strong signal to the Council and the Commission that they should step up efforts to draft a joint proposal for a general European patent, instead of concentrating on a directive relating to a specific type of patent.