20 March 2020PatentsSarah Morgan

UPC analysis: is a UK 'litigation hub' on the horizon?

Earlier today, the German Federal Constitutional Court concluded that the country’s Act of Approval to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is void, seemingly ringing the death knell for the system. But could this decision be a boon for UK patent litigation? WIPR investigates.

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