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Exclusive competence of the UPC – is it time to develop opt-out strategies?

By AWA | Posted on January 25, 2016

The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA), “the Court”, will enter into force four months after the 13th Contracting Member State has deposited its instrument of ratification. This date has been gradually moved forward from the beginning of January 2014. It is now anticipated for early 2017. Immediately upon its entry into force of...

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