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27 August 2015Big PharmaPaul England and Christof Höhne

The role of the UPC

News has emerged from the July 10 meeting of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Preparatory Committee that it is considering a ‘provisional operation’ period for the new court, starting in January 2016.

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