Ireland
The Irish government has delayed a planned referendum on whether Ireland should join the Unified Patent Court, prompting concern about when a vote may take place
The vote will be held alongside local and European elections, although the exact date has not been set
The firm no longer has any Ireland-based attorneys and has just one trademark lawyer on the Irish register
Ireland must hold a referendum to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement, but the deputy prime minister has hinted that 2024 may be a possible date
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdMichael Finn and Denis Halton of Bird & Bird consider recent Irish case law regarding preliminary injunctions and find that the balance of power has shifted from generic entrants to patentees