Lawyer defends ‘surprise’ UPC damages bid, mulls appeal

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Lawyer defends ‘surprise’ UPC damages bid, mulls appeal

Rory O’Neill
January 10 2024
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Konstantin Schallmoser, partner at Preu Bohlig in Paris and Munich

The Hamburg Local Division said it can’t award damages based on a German national court’s infringement ruling, but the lawyer who brought the case asks, why not?

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