While Mr Rocard did a fantastic job trying to understand the consequences of software patents, he was also a supporter of software patents through the backdoor

While Mr Rocard did a fantastic job trying to understand the consequences of software patents, he was also a supporter of software patents through the backdoor of a central patent court. In fact, the directive was rejected at the call of large companies that did not want to see a Parliament voting against their interests. Their argument was to push for a central patent court, which they managed to get only 6 months after the 6 july. Now we are 10 years later, and their plan is near completion, only the Brexit has slowed down their plan. But the goal is still the same, validate software patents Europe-wide.