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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the status is of the EU software patent directive; if she will make it her policy to oppose the directive as it stands; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer 31 January 2005).
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the status is of the EU software patent directive; if she will make it her policy to oppose the directive as it stands; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer 31 January 2005).
Asked by
Steve Webb
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2005
For answer on
4 February 2005
Answered on
4 February 2005
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the status is of the EU software patent directive; if she will
make it her policy to oppose the directive as it stands; and if she will make a statement. [212017]
Ms Hewitt: [holding answer 31 January 2005]: The Government support measures to ensure common criteria for patents in this
area across the EU and believes it is important to confirm the current position of permitting the patenting of certain types of
software- related inventions important to many high tech industries, while preventing a drift towards widening the scope of
patentability. We believe the current text achieves this.
The text of the draft Directive is due to be formally adopted by the Council as a "common position". Once it has been adopted it
will return to the European Parliament for Second Reading.
Subjects
Software; EU action; Patents; Standardisation
Date
4 February 2005
Reference
212017; 430 c1197-8W
House
House of Commons