European Parliament
Mairead McGuinness  (PPE ),
in writing.
– I supported the oral amendment that called for a delay in today’s vote, to allow Members time to scrutinise and debate the issue. The oral amendment was not approved. The failure to debate this motion for a resolution, to debate the matter of the patenting of essential biological processes and also these aspects of European patent law more broadly, meant that I was unable to support the text. I therefore abstained on the final vote of this motion for a resolution.

