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European Patent Convention

Delegates at a conference unpicking the UK’s relationship with the UPC are hopeful of strengthened UK involvement – so should we all be
In major recent developments, a team of partners broke away from Taylor Wessing to form their own firm, while Kilburn & Strode made a strategic UPC hire
With Ireland’s government re-engaging with the idea of a UPC referendum, it provides a chance to improve the system further
Boies Schiller Flexner joins forces with Grünecker to target Skechers in Europe following US lawsuit
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    The new system raises several questions for European Patent Convention countries that are not EU members, say Selin Sinem Erciyas, Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın, Zeynep Çağla Üstün and Aysu Eryaşar of Gün + Partners
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