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The French telecommunication equipment company Alcatel, one of the five big European Patent Bullies, is known for patent bullying, for firing researchers in Europe and hiring them in China, and for suing former employees who failed to patent their thoughts on behalf of Alcatel.

News & Chronology

• 2004-10-08 Alcatel wins lawsuit against former employee Evan Brown, court upholds ruling according to which Brown's uncodified thoughts were property of Alcatel

• Dieter Kopp contributed a statement for EICTA's Patents4Innovation. He appears to be a cell phone researcher, whose patents were not really affected by the Parliament's amendments.