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Heli Pihlajamaa, the EPO’s principal director for patent law and procedures, joins us to take stock of the unitary patent following its second anniversary
A swathe of UPC-related hires suggests firms are taking the forum seriously, as questions over the transitional stage begin
A win for Nintendo in China and King & Spalding hiring a prominent patent litigator were also among the top talking points
Rebecca Newman at Addleshaw Goddard, who live-reported on the seminal dispute, unpicks the trials and tribulations of the case and considers its impact
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersGüldeniz Doğan Alkan and Cansu Evren of Gün + Partners say that a recent ruling raises the question of how many trademarks should be imitated for an act of bad faith to be recognised -
Sponsored by ZaccoIn the first article of a four-part series, IP experts from across Zacco explore some of the issues that are frequently raised by companies, beginning with addressing some of the complexities of entering the European market from abroad and explaining what approaches could be taken
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Sponsored by Maiwald Intellectual PropertyA shift is required in the finance and banking sectors’ approach to the use of intangible capital assets as collateral, says Marco Stief of Maiwald
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersAysel Korkmaz Yatkin, Selin Sinem Erciyas, and Aysu Eryaşar of Gün + Partners report that the highly debated concept of plausibility is gaining prominence in Turkish invalidity proceedings
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Sponsored by Maiwald Intellectual PropertyMarco Stief of Maiwald explains a ruling by the Düsseldorf Regional Court in the matter NuCana v Gilead that establishes the subsidiarity of the objection of disproportionality with regard to a compulsory licensing action
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Sponsored by Patrinos & KilimirisConstantinos Kilimiris of Patrinos & Kilimiris explains why a ruling by the Athens First Instance Single Member Court is an important addition to the body of case law on the doctrine of equivalents
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