But thousands of patents for inventions that use software have been issued by the European Patent Office (EPO – not an EU body, it was created under the EPC) and national offices.
Saskaņā ar 2008. gada maija rezolūciju lobijiem būs jāpakļaujas ētikas kodeksam, un noteikumu pārkāpumu gadījumā tie zaudēs akreditāciju.