Has Article 50 Stymied UK’s Role In Unified Patent Court?
Executive Summary
Those involved in the creation of Europe’s future Unified Patent Court continue to hope that it will open its doors on schedule in December this year, but more doubts are emerging as to whether the UK will be able to play its role in the court system after it leaves the EU.
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