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The current proposal has the following problems:
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No due process: Under the current proposal, the EPO not only awards
the patent, but also gets to make the final decision on whether
it remains valid when someone complains. The EPO court also lacks
a broader perspective of the social costs of patents.
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<dd>
We demand that the European Court of Justice must be the final
court of appeal for patent complaints.
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We demand that the European Court of Justice must be the final
court of appeal for patent complaints.
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<dd>
Patents on software: Software patents are seriously hurting
Europe's technology companies. The EPO has been granting software
patents for decades, even though they are illegal under the
European Patent Convention. The unitary patent would make this
problem worse.
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<dd>
We demand that the current proposal should explicitely exclude
computer programs from patentability.
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<dt>
Giving up on innovation policy: Patents are a tool to promote
innovation. Europe needs a more active innovation policy. Under the
current proposal, the EU is handing over part of its sovereignty to
an organisation that it has no control over - the EPO.[fn:3]
We demand that the current proposal should explicitely exclude
computer programs from patentability.
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<dd>
Giving up on innovation policy: Patents are a tool to promote
innovation. Europe needs a more active innovation policy. Under the
current proposal, the EU is handing over part of its sovereignty to
an organisation that it has no control over - the EPO.
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We demand that the power to set Europe's innovation policy must
rest with the democratically elected European Parliament.
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website</a> to identify and to call them. Here, you will also find
call scripts to help you along.
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<h2 id="reading">More articles on this topic</h2>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/2012/09/05/how-the-european-patent-system-works/">
How the European patent system works</a> by Karsten Gerloff. September 5, 2012</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/2012/09/04/software-patents-in-europe-game-on/"
>Software patents in Europe: game on</a> by Karsten Gerloff. September 4, 2012</li>
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