Brussels, 08/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - European Parliament reactions at the adoption by the Competitiveness Council of the common position on computer implemented invention patents, were not long in coming (EUROPE yesterday p 9). The Commission regrets that the European Parliament request for starting up the legislative process again is a central reason for the tension between the two institutions. Parliament has four months to proceed to a second reading.
Monica Frassoni, co-president of...