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FRAND or foe: how the UPC is approaching SEP cases

Andrew Moir, 
David Webb, Amelia Chammas
August 14 2024
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Lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills discuss what we know so far about how the UPC is dealing with FRAND cases

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Features European Patent Convention Patents Unitary patent and UPC FRAND and SEPs Western Europe Central & Eastern Europe Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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David Webb
Registered Foreign Lawyer Herbert Smith Freehills
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Amelia Chammas
Associate Herbert Smith Freehills
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