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[FYI] Frits Bolkestein (Member of the European Commission) on SWPAT
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- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:13:34 +0200
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Mr Frits Bolkestein Member of the European Commission in charge of
the Internal Market Protection of intellectual property rights in the
European Union Address to Irish Exporters' Association Dublin, 29 May
2001
DN: SPEECH/01/247 Date: 2001-05-29
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SPEECH/01/247
Mr Frits Bolkestein
Member of the European Commission in charge of the Internal Market
Protection of intellectual property rights in the European Union
Address to Irish Exporters' Association
Dublin, 29 May 2001
Ladies and Gentlemen,
[...]
Software
Recently, considerable debate has taken place in Europe about the
patentability of software-related inventions. Some consider that
patents in this field tend to stimulate innovation. Others believe
that patents will, on the contrary, stifle fair competition and
hinder innovation. In the Commission we are currently considering
what is the best approach to follow. We are studying the results of a
public consultation we launched on the subject. It is clear from the
replies we have received that there is no support for moving to a
very wide protection extending, for example to business methods,
which is the approach which the US applies. Any action at EU level
would therefore be limited to harmonising and codifying the existing
practice of Member States and of the European Patent Office.
[...]
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