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Patent enforcement trends split tech sector as EU weighs legal guidance

By Inbar Preiss ( January 29, 2026, 17:32 GMT | Comment) -- Determining how far courts should go in granting patent injunctions is dividing Europe’s tech sector. An EU study flags the uneven use of proportionality and urges officials to issue new guidance, monitor developments at the Unified Patent Court and draw cautious lessons from a 2006 eBay ruling in the US.Europe’s technology sector is divided over how far courts should go when enforcing patents, as an anticipated European Commission study reopens the debate over injunctions, licensing and disruption affecting technology markets....

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