The launch of Europe’s long-awaited Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been rocked by an internal argument over transparency. New rules proposed in April would make secrecy the default, not transparency, and industry is not happy.
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28 January 2021 While it is true that the Unified Patent Court’s latest hurdle could delay the project for years, ratification is more likely, argues Wouter Pors of Bird & Bird.
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