A group of small business representatives appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after the national courts classed as unfounded their request to summon the Parliament because it amended the law on patent-based entrepreneurship. The patent holders consider that their access to justice was obstructed and they did not get a fair trial. The application was lodged with the national court on March 30, 2007. On April 4, the Civil and Legal Board of the Supreme Court of Justice sent the application for summoning back, explaining that the legislative document can be appealed in the Chisinau Court of Appeals. The Chisinau Court of Appeals decided to stop the trial of patent holders and ruled that it will not accept a new appeal on the same subject. The appeal in the Supreme Court of Justice was rejected and the Court of Appeals’ judgment was sustained. The patent holders say that the amendments to the law on patent-based entrepreneurship restrict their right to free economic initiative and to fair competition, to a decent living, to protection against unemployment. In addition, the amendments do not respect the inviolability of the rights of the individual.