ZDNet UK: Patent Directive Faces Fishy Future Dec 13, 2004, 14 :30 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (7654 reads) (Other stories by Ingrid Marson)
"A controversial EU directive that opponents fear would allow software patenting within Europe could be passed without vote or debate before Christmas.
"The EU Council had been expected to postpone a crucial decision on the the Computer-Implemented Inventions Directive until the New Year..."
