Proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
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The Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions (Commission proposal COM(2002) 92),Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions procedure number 2002/0047 (COD)PreLex – Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions was a proposal for a European Union (EU) directive aiming to harmonise national patent laws and practices concerning the granting of patents for computer-implemented inventions, provided they meet certain criteria. The European Patent Office describes a computer-implemented invention (CII) as "one which involves the use of a computer, computer network or other programmable apparatus, where one or more features are realised wholly or partly by means of a computer program".