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European Parliament to sue Commission over technology patents

2025-11-25 21:22:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

European Parliament to sue Commission over technology patents

The European Parliament today approved legal action against the European Commission for withdrawing a proposal on high-tech patents aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises negotiate with tech giants.

A total of 334 MEPs, mainly from left-wing political groups, voted in favour of the legal action, while 294 voted against and 11 abstained. The case will be referred to the EU Court of Justice, which oversees interinstitutional matters.

The legal action concerns a proposal to reform standard essential patents (SEPs) presented by the European Commission in 2023 and withdrawn two years later.

The proposal aimed to reform the SEP process in EU countries, which covers patents on technologies such as 5G, LTE and Wi-Fi.

The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs submitted a request for legal action against the Commission, drafted by German MEP Marion Walsmann (EPP).

" Given the importance of standard essential patents for EU companies, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, this action is essential for the European economy, which is why the legal challenge is necessary ," Walsmann said.

Walsmann also said the legal challenge will seek to clarify whether the Commission can overturn legislation while it is under discussion in Parliament and member states.

“ The goal here is to protect Parliament's status as an equal co-legislator and foster trustworthy institutional relationships ,” she said.

A legal action before the Court of Justice of the EU can be brought at any time if one of the EU institutions considers that another body is not acting in accordance with EU law.

This is not the first time that Parliament has sued the Commission.

In 2020, Parliament took legal action claiming that the Commission should have implemented a reciprocity mechanism and suspended the visa waiver for US citizens, as Washington had done for Bulgarian, Croatian, Cypriot and Romanian citizens. The EU Court of Justice rejected the request./ CNA

 

 

 





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