Behind the case: How Bird & Bird overturned a PI at the UPC

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Behind the case: How Bird & Bird overturned a PI at the UPC

James Nurton
March 07 2024
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Oliver Jan Jüngst (left) and Daniela Kinkeldey of Bird & Bird

Oliver Jan Jüngst and Daniela Kinkeldey of Bird & Bird explain how they secured victory for client NanoString in the first major ruling by the UPC’s Court of Appeal

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