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The Lord of the Unitary Patents: a preview on European Parliament plenary vote

my preciousNow that all amendments and the voting list have been published, it is quite easy to anticipate what will happen on Tuesday December 11th, 2012, during the plenary vote of the European Parliament (EP) on the unitary patent regulation. Nevertheless few people would find a way to understand what will exactly be voted. And it is likely that the vast majority of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) won't know themselves what is hiding behind the buttons they will push on. So here's the story behind shiny amendments numbers.

Voting recommendations for July 2012 plenary amendments

We strongly encourage Members of the Parliament to adopt amendments 52 to 67, in particular amendments 52, 53 and 54, which bring a legal certainty to the regulation and fix the political issue of the governance of the European patent system, and amendment 57 which would clearly exclude software from patentability. In the event these amendments are not adopted, we recommend to reject the proposal.

Amendments in JURI committee

Update: results of December 20 vote

Our voting recommendations are attached

All amendments filed by members of the committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), they are opened to comment by registered users on this website.

Available amendments:

Our voting recommandations are shown as follows:

  • +++: essential amendment, the regulation would be illegal if not voted.
  • ++: important amendment to be voted.
  • +: amendment that can be voted.
  • -: amendment that should be rejected.
  • --: amendment that is important to reject.
  • ---: dangerous amendment that has to be rejected.

After the vote of December 20th, results are shown as follows:

  • Amendment voted
  • Amendment rejected, fallen or withdrawn

Amendments in ITRE committee

All amendments filed by members of the committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) are opened to comment by registered users on this website.

Available amendments:

Our voting recommandations are shown as follows:

  • +++: essential amendment, the regulation would be illegal if not voted.
  • ++: important amendment to be voted.
  • +: amendment that can be voted.
  • -: amendment that should be rejected.
  • --: amendment that is important to be rejected.
  • ---: dangerous amendment that has be rejected.

After the vote of November 23rd, results are shown as follows:

  • Amendment voted
  • Amendment rejected, fallen or withdrawn