8 Mar
2005
8 Mar
'05
4:29 a.m.
Council Presidency Adopts Software Patent Agreement Against Council's Rules
7 March 2005 -- The Council Presidency today declared the software agreement of 18 May 2004 to have been adopted, in violation of the procedural rules and in spite of the evident lack of a qualified majority of member states and the requests of several states to reopen negotiations.
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