In-house IP roundup – AI partnership concerns, how counsel evaluate external lawyers, generics discuss major patent cases

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In-house IP roundup – AI partnership concerns, how counsel evaluate external lawyers, generics discuss major patent cases

Patrick Wingrove
March 01 2019
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