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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8710

20 May 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 50
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/software patentability
Contradictory reactions from Parliament

Brussels, 19/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - "After the agreement (...) by the European Commission on the transfer of data on passengers (of transatlantic flights) to the United States, the Ministers of the EU have approved (...) the patentability of software", storms Lista Bonino MEP Marco Cappato in a press release (see EUROPE of 18 May, p.10, and of yesterday, p.11). The MEP points out that the Parliament had absolutely opposed these two things, after "an agonising vote following months of...

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