Patent Trolling
For years, there have been individuals in the European Union who have actively gamed the system by filing patents in unruly ways that take away the rights and affect sales for larger tech companies.
In response, Apple (along with 34 other tech companies) have pushed for the EU to be more stringent on patent law, considering how often these systems are manipulated, often with the unintentional effect of banning products within the EU as well as stifling the potential of innovation.
This follows a number of ongoing lawsuits on Apple’s part where it has argued that select tech companies have acted in a way that is contrary to current antitrust laws within the United States.