The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject the directive on the patentability of computer implemented inventions.
Campaigners from both sides of the software patent debate have stepped up their efforts before the European Parliament votes on the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive on Wednesday.
IBM's decision to allow open source developers to freely use hundreds of software patents was criticised as hypocritical by some anti-patent campaigners on Tuesday.
The EU has again failed to ratify the software patent directive after a crucial last-minute intervention, and opponents of software patents are celebrating.
By withdrawing its support for the EU directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions, the Polish government may prevent software patenting being introduced in Europe.
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