One side, principally representing larger software firms, argued that making CIIs patentable in Europe would encourage research spending and protect European inventions from unfair competition, particularly from the US, where it is often easier to obtain patents on similar inventions.
Eiropas Parlaments 2008. gada jūnijā pieņēma „repatriācijas direktīvu”, tā sperot ievērojamu soli ceļā uz Eiropas imigrācijas politikas izveidi.