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> And then a giant company sues you for IP violations and you go bankrupt

Is this an issue with the FAANG giants? My sense is initiating IP litigation is more the province of legacy tech companies like IBM and Oracle. (Who aren’t being targeted by these EU laws)

I’ve seen very little examples of Apple, Google, or Amazon initiating patent lawsuits. Especially against small players. If anything most of their lobbying and litigation seems to aim to weaken IP law. (E.g. Google v. Oracle)



> My sense is initiating IP litigation is more the province of legacy tech companies like IBM and Oracle.

«Apple Sues Small Business With Pear Logo Because 'People Can Get Confused'» -- https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/354644


They like the current IP law landscape almost solely because it's the monster they know rather than the monster they don't. Moving the needle to either of the extremes (more ip control vs less) would have some positives but a load of unknown negatives.


Also software is not patentable in the EU.




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