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 handelsblatt.com
Ministerin Lambrecht will rigider gegen „Patenttrolle“ vorgehen

 Die Bundesjustizministerin will das Patentrecht modernisieren – und zwar stärker als noch in einem ersten Diskussionsentwurf angekündigt.
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 JUVE Patent blog
 Patent law reform: Bundestag introduces principle of proportionality
  After months of deliberation, the German Bundestag has finally decided on amendments to a new federal government patent law. It will introduce a proportionality test for the right to an injunction under patent law. The decision comes just a few months before Germany elects a new parliament, and a new government.
 intellectualpropertymagazine.com
 Tech and auto companies urge EU to crack down on patent trolls.
  Tech and auto companies including Apple, BMW, Microsoft, and Samsung have urged the European Commission to take action to stop European courts from issuing automatic injunctions in favour of so-called ‘patent trolls’.
 Managing IP
 UPC take-up likely to be poor, say industry counsel
  In its article on whether companies are likely to make use of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Managing IP reports that implementers see the enforcement associated with the unitary patent as more of a threat than an opportunity due to the enormous number of applicable patents and therefore likely lawsuits for their infringement and associated defense.