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mlexmarketinsight.com
Brussels – EU common patent gets boost from bloc’s industry boss after decades of delays.

IP lobby group IP2Innovate, which includes Daimler, BMW and Intel, said it shares Breton’s view that the patent system needs to be adapted to the digital age and needs a single EU patent.
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The Wall Street Journal
A Push to End Germany’s Status as ‘Paradise for Patent Trolls’
Apple and Nvidia have joined German companies advocating for legislation to make the country a less attractive destination for NPEs.
Handelsblatt
Telekom warnt vor Klagewelle
Die Einführung des neuen Telekommunikationsstandards 5G sei massiv durch unverhältnismäßige Patentverletzungsklagen gefährdet, wenn das deutschen Patentrecht nicht jetzt reformiert werde und die Berücksichtigung von „Interessen Dritter“ als Anlass für eine Verhältnismäßigkeitsprüfung eines eventuellen Unterlassungsanspruchs zulasse.
expansion.com
Apple y Microsoft instan a la UE a plantar cara a los ‘trolls’ de patentes. [Expansion | 17.01.2020]
35 companies signed a letter urging Brussels to take action against companies that buy patents with the sole purpose to make business out of them.