Conferences on Software Patenting 2003

Events	2003	EuroParl 2003	Ischia 2003/10	OECD 2003/08	Linuxtag 2003

Software Patent Discussions in and near the European Parliament in 2003:: The European Parliament may pass or reject the Software Patentability Directive Proposal of the European Commission immediately after plenary discussion on 2003-09-01. The most likely course is that it will propose amendments. Currently many members of the three concerned commissions (juri, itre, cult) have lost confidence in the Newspeak from the European Patent Office (EPO), in which the proposal is written. We are trying to keep track of the Parliament's schedule and to organise some complementary occasions for an informed discussion. In fact we want more than that: justice. The patent lobby has trampled on our rights without justification and is asking MEPs to perpetuate the injustice. We ask for a fair trial. Only the European Parliament can offer it.
EU Patent Movement meeting top politicians in Ischia 2003/10/05-7:: The EU patent movement, led by Frits Bolkestein's DG Internal Market, met near Napoli (Naples) on October 5-7, discussing among themselves and with EU politicians from the Italian Presidency, the Commission and the Parliament subjects such as the limits of patentability. FFII/Eurolinux was excluded from participation, letters asking to be invited to panels not answered. Many panels had economic subjects, but the expertise came from patent lawyers only, not from economists.
WIPO Turin 2003/07/28-29:: A WIPO workgroup held a conference together with the Legal Studies department of Turin University. Alex Macfie attended as a speaker on behalf of FFII.
ICRT Intellectual Property Conference BXL 03-11-17:: A conference in Brussels on 2003-11-17 14-17.00 with a panel on "industry views" to which FFII/Eurolinux is invited.
OCDE Paris 28-29/08/2003: Conférence sur les droits de propriété intellectuelle, l'innovation et le rendement économique:: L'Organisation pour la Coopération et le Développement Économique (OCDE), basée à Paris, travaille sur un projet d'étude de l'impact des brevets, du droit d'auteur, et des autres droits de monopole sur l'innovation et le rendement économique. Une conférence de deux jours est prévue, où Hartmut Pilch de FFII/Eurolinux participe à un groupe sur le logiciel.
FFII @ Linuxtag 2003:: Aktivitäten des FFII auf dem Linuxtag 2003
CeBit 2003-03-12..19:: Es wird einen LinuxPark geben, in dem der FFII zur Teilnahme unter günstigen Bedingungen eingeladen ist. Wir wollen eine Patent-Party veranstalten, zu der Kabarett und Musik ebenso gehören wie ein Wettbewerb.
CCC Berlin 2003/08/08-10:: At the Chaos Computer Club Summer Camp in Berlin, FFII is offering a workshop on software patents and how to talk to members of the European Parliament before the vote on September 1st.