document: Finally ! some sensible European legislation on software The European Commission has formally tabled a draft Directive on the Protection by Patents of Computer-Implemented Inventions . The aim of this very important Directive is to harmonise national patent laws relating to inventions using software . It follows an extensive consultation launched by the Commission in October 2000 . The impetus behind the Directive was the recognition at EU level of a total lack of unity between the European Patent Office and European national courts in deciding what was or was not deemed patentable when it came to the subject of computer programs
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