This article first appeared in Intellectual Asset Management issue 81, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view the issue in full, please go to www.iam-media.com.
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The decision by UK voters to leave the European Union has thrown plans for the Unified Patent Court into chaos. Specialists from three top European law firms discuss what is likely to happen now, as well as other key issues.
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