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12 September 2024NewsUnified Patent CourtMuireann Bolger

‘Be prepared, and don’t assume at the UPC’: Christopher Stothers

A vocal advocate of greater UPC transparency, Freshfields’ Christopher Stothers shares his views on the court’s journey so far, and why it is still so exciting.

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