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EU data retention directive gets final nod

February 22, 2006 The European Union says the controversial legislation is necessary to help fight terrorism and organized crime. TAGS: European Union, directive, legislation, terrorism, communication, service provider

Poles push patents off EU agenda

December 21, 2004 European Union has again failed to ratify the software patent directive, after a crucial last-minute intervention. TAGS: directive, Poland, European Union, agenda

Poland withdraws support for EU patent plan

November 17, 2004 Opponents of the proposal say Poland's move delivers a serious blow to attempts to make software patentable in Europe. TAGS: Poland, directive, European Union, vote, government, Europe

EU reveals phone, e-mail snooping plans

August 2, 2005 The European Directive recommends retaining communications data for six months. Civil liberties groups protest the proposal. TAGS: directive, European Union, telecommunications, telecommunications company, Europe, call, IP, e-mail

EU keeps tinkering with software patents

June 21, 2005 European authorities fail to close loopholes in legislation that will make software patentable, critics say. TAGS: software patent, directive, invention, loophole, amendment, interoperability, European Union, committee

EU Council endorses patent bill

March 7, 2005 Opponents say measure will stifle innovation. Will the European Parliament agree? The ball's in its court now. Photos: Patent protesters take to the streets TAGS: directive, software patent, council, Denmark, Portugal, Luxembourg, Poland, European Union

In Europe, patent olive branch--or threat?

March 9, 2005 European Commission says it will let controversial directive die if the European Parliament disapproves. But some say it's a power play. TAGS: directive, commission, European Union, proposal, threat, Europe, IBM Corp., process, open source

Patent protest planned in Brussels

February 15, 2005 Patent critics plan to march past buildings of main EU bodies to protest controversial software directive. TAGS: software patent, directive, Brussels, commission, European Union

Microsoft denies threatening Denmark over patents

February 15, 2005 Rejects newspaper report that Bill Gates threatened to pull jobs out of country over controversial European Union patent measure. TAGS: Navision, Denmark, directive, patent, European Union, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Europe's patent proposal pending

February 18, 2005 European Parliament says software patent proposal must be rewritten. Whether European Commission will listen is another matter. Photos: Patent protesters take to the streets European patent protes... TAGS: software patent, directive, European Union, request, commission, R&D, president, Europe, conference

EU plan could put open sourcers in court

August 2, 2005 A proposed European law on IP infringement could allow SCO to sue Linux users in a criminal court, experts say. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., directive, infringement, Free Software Foundation, intellectual property right, intellectual property, law firm, court, European Union, law, IP, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

European patent protesters: 'Innovation--yes!'

February 18, 2005 About 300 people march through the streets of Brussels to show their disapproval of a proposed law on software patents. Patent foes take to the streets TAGS: software patent, Brussels, directive, demonstration, Luxembourg, European Union, commission, Europe
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