Another story of legislation withApple! It is now commonplace to see the Apple firm trying to negotiate laws with parliaments, such is its influence in international relations. The proof isits valuation of more than 1,000 billion euros, positioning the company at the same rank as the GDP of certain countries.
This time, it is therefore thepatent trollswhich pose a problem. As a reminder, these are legal entities whose activity begins with the mass purchase of patents and ends with lawsuits against large groups whose products conflict with the files filed in question. Simple, devilishly effective, but immoral for many.
Open letter to the European Commission
Despite a well-established contemporaneity in the landscape of new technologies, patent trolls likeVirnetXcould, however, see themselves slowed down if the big brands managed to convince our leaders that their actions are worth beingmore supervised.
This is also what could happen if a letter sent in this direction by35 multinationals-including BMW, Apple and Microsoft- Frenchman Thierry Breton achieved his goals. The European Commissioner for the Internal Market has a background as an entrepreneur and has a substantial fortune, making him more responsive to this type of request.
Finally, you should know that dealing withEuropeis far from being a first for Cupertino, which has its own lobbyists in Brussels to try to tip the scales in its favor on other subjectslike the famous universal ports.
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