Before the vote, rapporteur Michel ROCARD (PES, FR) said Parliament was split fifty-fifty on the issue and all political groups decided to reject the text rather than risk a result they could not accept.
Vērtējot, ka likumprojekts par vienotiem datorizgudrojumu patentēšanas noteikumiem ir nekonsekvents, Eiropas Parlaments to noraidīja 2. lasījumā.