Michael Shore vows to “take a wrecking ball to the IPR system”

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Michael Shore vows to “take a wrecking ball to the IPR system”

November 22 2017
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The lawyer behind Allergan’s controversial transfer of patents to a Native American tribe said at the IP Dealmakers Forum that other companies are “lining up to do deals” and that universities’ endowment funds are interested in getting involved. Shore outlined why he believed these types of deals are here to stay

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