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A new edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world’s most important event in the mobile communications industry, will be held in Barcelona from 26th to 28th of February, 2019. The Commercial Courts of Barcelona have issued for the fifth consecutive year the Intellectual Property Fast Action Protocol in the framework of the Mobile World Congress.

As a first measure « achieve a well-functioning marketplace for copyright” the DSM Directive mentions « rights in publications ». These are, on the one hand, the much disputed « protection of press publications concerning online uses » (Art. 15) and, on the other hand, the less disputed « claims for fair compensation » (Art. 16).