Used a web translator. Not perfect, and I do not speak German, so not sure if the message was completely preserved, buy FWIW here it is below. Good luck everyone!

Translation:

Complaints because of theft of intellectual property became lucrative business gewitzter offices.While researcher and developer are happy about the new Lizenzeintreiber, the anxiety concerns in German businesses the man, whom one fears at the mobile phone giant Nokia so, quarter arch Hausen sits in a small villa in the tranquil citizen of Munich.From here Bernhard Frohwitter leads a juristic expedition against the world group.The patent attorney and its firm IPCom accused Nokia on twelve billion Euro.Frohwitter reproaches the Finn to use mobile phone technologies, whose rights lie with it.Now it wants license fees.

The citizens of Munich firm accused the mobile phone maker because of nine patent infringements.From the end of March to beginning of July, the judge set negotiations on the Mannheimer regional court.Not only has both contractors seen the appointments with tension toward, the procedures stretch the interest of the entire German industry on.For the judgments could have symbol character and could initiate a turning point in history."We want patents as some marketable economy goods establish", says Frohwitter.

Previously patent disputes in Germany were solved usually amicably between the firms."In many industries are mutual patent infringements at the order of the day", says Professor Joachim handle of the technical University of Munich (TUM)."There one does be paid himself nothing, it at most retroactively license payments so that a business with many patents becomes not" handicapped.In other words:The Germany CORP, the right cleared itself under the hand mutually to use technologies of the respectively other.Yet this game out of giving and taking is disturbed through firms such as IPCom.For the right utilizers do not produce even, they are not directed therefore on the utilization of patent rights of others.They buy solely the patents in order to earn money with them."That makes it only heavily attack cash", says the Anette gardeners, lawyer in the office Clifford chance."The balance of the deterrence functions no longer".

The rights, around which now Nokia and IPCom fight, were originally about Bosch.The business was active once also in the telecommunication business and had patent let itself a row of inventions, among other things for the sending of picture messages MMS.When Bosch got off of the business field, Bosch sold the patents at IPCom.Over the sum, Frohwitter is quiet.It would be allowed to be high.The patent attorney got nevertheless the large US finance investor Fortres with into the boat.If the complaint against Nokia success should have, it might have been a profitable Investment.The phenomenon of the professional patent utilizers comes out of the USA and provides for large sensation.Of patent sharks, one speaks there.For the firms go sometimes clearly more aggressively before than an IPCom."Patenthaie buy often deliberately any obscure patents and demand then before court sums, that the actual value of the technology totally unsuitable are", says professor Handle.At the same time the complainants aim usually on compensation.Especially unpleasant:Many patent sharks report themselves first if the businesses already produce.That can forgo then only heavily the technology.

The sharks have then a strong weapon in order to put through its demands:They threaten its victims with temporary decrees."For the concerned businesses is it very dangerous", says Handle.For sensation, about the case of the Blackberry manufacturer RIM provided.The patent firm NTP had accused RIM and applied for in court that the Canadian firm should adjust first of all its mails services.RIM feared a corresponding decree so very that one agreed in February 2006 with NTP on a comparison:The Canadians paid 612 millions of U.S. dollar although until today doubt about the patents exist.In view of these dimensions, the worry is awake also in Germany before the patent sharks."It gives no reason to believe, that it in European waters do not emerge should", says Professor Markus Ratzig of the London business School.In the European patent office, one observes the driving also with worry:"We see that very critically, for it slips in the purpose of the patent law, innovations to enable", says Eugen Stohr, responsibly for international right matters at the authority.Above all Hightechfirmen are alarmed.So a German group wrote in November a fire letter to the sizes of the electronics industry.Therein the business warned against complaints through the patent utilizer Alliacense.This had registered claims against 300 to 400 firms, "there from an essential part from Germany", is named it in the letter.After estimation of the group, already more agreed than 50 concerned with a comparison and gave Alliacense since 2005 license revenue in the amount of 260 million U.S. dollars.One had decided, "Concerned business to bring together and a cooperation of the concerned to strive for", stands in the letter.

The firm wants yet that only still and secretly.On ask implores about the letter the press officer:"Please you publish under no circumstances our name.They cannot imagine, advance like aggressively these patent sharks".In all technology business of German anxiety rules therefore.And that is established in the opinion of experts:"The danger exists that patent sharks come increasingly to Germany.For the execution on the right way functions in this country comparatively quickly and approve", says Thorsten foreman, lawyer in Clifford chance.Especially since the firms have a good state before court.Also if them an aggressive call hurries ahead."The action of the patent sharks is perfectly legal", says professor Handle.In IPCom, one does not hold complains of that about patent sharks much."If someone does not pay a home owner the rent, is acknowledged that as a wrong.In our case becomes the owners now suddenly as a rent shark branded", says Christoph Schoeller, that is busied also with the Nokia case."At the same time we demand no longer as the payments accruing us and to be sure correctly after the rent mirror".Its partner Frohwitter believes that IPCom of the German economy helps:"Patents are the progress driver simply".

Actually researcher such as Achim Bachem, boss of the research center Jülich, the patent firms see positively.They would help in the marketing of some inventions, says it.Earlier it could and be go peddling team solely in groups - and there not always well were treated."Large firm sat sometimes on a rather high horse and have small inventors and its patents ignores", means professor handle.In IPCom, one sees himself therefore in the roll of a lawyer, that provides for weapon equivalence:"The industry between inventors and the users yet must be constructed", says Schoeller.And not finally through that now stand could case against Nokia it further buoyancy learn:"The money market recognized" the business field.Also professor Reitzig of the London business School believes that some businesses in the past of claims of patent holders took not seriously enough."This tooth is the industry pulled become", says it."But the pendulum is kicked" too far.