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EU unveils IP-enforcement initiative with watered-down patent-policy guidance

( November 29, 2017, 11:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has backed down from firmer guidance to owners and users of technology standards in a package of intellectual-property documents published today. The regulator has issued "high-level principles" on the use of patents, and also guidance on how to apply a 2004 law on the enforcement of IP rights (known as IPred). The regulator also wants to reduce the volume of counterfeited goods that reach the EU, and it is proposing to reinforce cooperation programmes with third countries.Attached are the following documents:...

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