Via Google and a clean-up, here's a rough translation

High-tech companies are especially alarmed. Thus wrote a German company in November in an urgent letter to the largest [companies] of the electronics industry. It warned the companies against claims by the patent exploiter, Alliacense. This was about registering claims against 300-400 companies, "of which a substantial part is in Germany," says the letter. According to estimates by the Group, more than 50 stakeholders have agreed to a settlement and since 2005 that brings Alliacense license revenue of US$260 million. They had decided to "bring together the companies concerned and to seek the cooperation of those affected," it says in the letter.

But the company just wants it secret and quiety. When asked about the letter their press spokesman implored: "Please do not publish our names, you can not imagine how aggressively these patent sharks proceed.."

In all the German technology companies, therefore, fear prevails ....

E&OE FWIW