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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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 handelsblatt.com
 Fronten im Streit über neues Patentrecht brechen auf
  Bei der Modernisierung des deutschen Patentrechts liefern sich Unternehmen und Branchen eine hitzige Debatte. Wird Deutschland zum „sicheren Hafen“ für Patentverletzer?

Statement by IP2Innovate in reaction to Commissioner Breton’s comments about the European patent system
  “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.

 WIPR
 The UPC: time to get Europe’s house in order
  Judges at the incoming court must consider the threat posed by patent assertion entities, comments Patrick Oliver of patent owners’ coalition IP2Innovate.
