European Patent Court Proposals Rejected, Threatening Viability Of Unified European Patent
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The European Union's Court of Justice rejected proposals for a unified patent court, jeopardizing the prospect of a simplified Europe-wide patent system.
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