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Standard essential patents ***I

Vote ID 165167Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Standard essential patents ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (454 for, 83 against, 78 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

454

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

371 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 108Against 33Abstain 17Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 8Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 50Against 19Abstain 24Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 9Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 34Against 6Abstain 10Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 4Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy47
France42
Spain40
Poland33

Most against

Sweden17
Finland9

Divided delegations

Belgium
Estonia
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 16Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 12Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 11Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 9Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

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