European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) will make software patents enforceable

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The European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) is a Treaty project that aims to create a European Patent Court between signatories of the 31 countries of the European Patent Convention (EPC). The draft seems to be in place for the launch of a diplomatic conference in 2006, where it can be signed by several countries. The European Patent Court will make the software patents granted by the European Patent Office enforceable.

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2006-09-19 Answer to Tarabella MEP: The Commission refuses to comment on EPO judges sitting on EPLA court
2006-09-15 Answers to Rocard MEP: The Commission refuses to comment on EPLA concerns
2006-09-13 Answer to Tarabella MEP: The Commission has no idea about court case costs under the EPLA
2006-09-08 Answer to Tarabella MEP: The Commission has no idea about EPC accession requirements in case of signing the EPLA
2006-09-08 McCreevy: IPR --- Next Steps: the Commissioner for the Internal Market announces a push for the European Patent Litigation Agreement
2006-09-04 Florian Müller: How they are trying again to legalize software patents in Europe
2006-01-26 UK Judges win first battle in patent court fight (Quote: /"The consultation will close on 31 March, and UK IP lawyers have told Legal Week they now hope a treaty on the EPLA will be approved by European Union (EU) member states by the end of the year. A unified court could then be in place within three years."/)
2005-11-29 BE American Chamber of Commerce: Report to the Austrian Presidency (Quote: /"And once businesses invest in intellectual property, this investment must be protected by a viable, Community-wide regime. In this respect, there is a clear need to harmonise the European Patent system. Amcham has long supported the concept of the Community Patent as a manifestation of the Single Market and a catalyst for innovation. We therefore urge the Austrian Presidency to abandon the Community Patent proposal and instead throw its weight behind the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) proposal. Finally, we encourage Member States to commit to partnering with business in a robust, efficient and effective research and development agenda"./)

European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) will make software patents enforceable

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