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 leconomiste.com
L’UE face au fléau des «chasseurs de brevets»

 Some companies are worried about the spread of the patent troll phenomenon in Europe. Some have even sent a letter to Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Industry, calling for a “balanced approach to intellectual property and measures against non-practicing entities (NPE): legal person with no activity known as Patent Troll”.
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 Fight the patent rolls: Compromise on new law divides the economy
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 Financial Times
 Apple, Microsoft and BMW urge EU to stop patent trolls.
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 Patent law reform: Bundestag introduces principle of proportionality
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