Ministerin Lambrecht will rigider gegen „Patenttrolle“ vorgehen

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Patent trolls irritates European companies who fear that these companies will develop under new Community rules.

In a recent  the German Conservatives (CDU/CSU) Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker and Ingmar Jung express concerns over abusive litigation practices by patent trolls, which distort the market and undermine Germany’s attractiveness as a business location. They note that in light of the high complexity of modern products, companies can no longer completely rule out the possibility of patent infringements. In this context, an unlimited right to injunctive relief create unwarranted leverage for patent trolls who buy up patents only to assert them against companies and extract disproportionately high settlements. Solutions proposed by CDU/CSU are the introduction of a proportionality test in the German Patent Act as well as a synchronisation of infringement and nullity proceedings.

“IP2Innovate welcomes Commissioner Breton’s  today and we support his call for a balanced and effective European IP system,” said Patrick Oliver, Executive Director of IP2Innovate.