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Another GPL win in Germany

Another GPL win in Germany

Posted Sep 22, 2006 19:19 UTC (Fri) by ibukanov (subscriber, #3942)
In reply to: Another GPL win in Germany by khim
Parent article: Another GPL win in Germany

> if you've detected copyright infringement and sent note to the offending party then you must send case to the court in limited time - or you'll lose the right forever. This is difference between German and U.S. law.

Interesting. Does the same rule apply for patents? I.e. shall one file a case ASAP after discovering a patent infringement? If so it would be quite good protection against patent trolls.


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