Support for the CII Patent Directive

Keynote speech by Former EP President Pat Cox, European Conference on Innovation and eBusiness 25 May 2005 European Automobile Manufacturers Association Letter to MEP in Support of CII Patent Directive 25 April 2005 SME Manifesto- Small and Medium Size Businesses Voice Support for the CII Directive April 2005 Volvo Issues Statement in Support of CII Patent Directive 15 March 2005 European Automotive Supply Industry (CLEPA) Voices Strong Support for Draft CII Patent Directive March 2005 European Council of Ministers Approves CII Patent Directive 7 March 2005 CompTIA Statement on EU CII Patent Directive "Re-Presentation" Request 17 February 2005 European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) Urges Council to Adopt the CII Patent Directive 6 January 2005 EIF reflection paper on the Issue of Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions 2004

Opinion Pieces

Software Patents Ruling Represents Fair Compromise 4 January 2004 Good Walls Make Good Business - IP Protections Help the IT Industry Deliver Innovation May 2005 Intellectual Property Protections - Such as the CII - Take Risk Out of ICT Creation May 2005 Computer Implemented Inventions - Some Clarifications 25 March 2005

Government Information and Resources

European Commission CII Patent Information Updated March 2005 Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Statement to the European Parliament on Computer Implemented Inventions, 8 March 2005 March 2005 "UK Patent Office - The Computer Implements Inventions Directive Explained" November 2004 European Commission welcomes Council Agreement on Directive on computer-implemented inventions 18 May 2004

Presentations

The Regulatory Environment for Digital Innovations: The Case of "Computer Implemented Inventions", 30 May 2005 Presentation: EPO Information Day at the European Parliament Brussels Wolfgang Pilch, European Patent Office - 30 March 2005 Presentation: "Patentability of computer implemented inventions" Stefan Steinbrener, Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office - 30 March 2005 Presentation: "Press statement by the President of the European Patent Office Professor Alain Pompidou", EPO Information Day 30 March 2005 Presentation: "Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions" Gino Herreman, European Patent Office - 20 March 2005

Additional Resources

New Brochure - June 2005 Appendix Document - June 2005 Campaign for Creativity (C4C) Patents4innovation.org