The European Parliament has taken an unprecedented step against software patent legislation.
The leaders of all parliamentary groups on Thursday (17 February) unanimously called on the Commission to withdraw the draft.
The rare move by the Parliament’s Conference of Presidents to use its right and send a piece of legislation back to the EU executive followed the previous turn-down of the proposal by MEPs in the legal affairs committee.
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