Patent litigation in Europe
5th edition
2019
With contributions from the national offices of the 38 European Patent Organisation's contracting states, the fifth edition of this publication provides an overview of the patent litigation systems across the member states, providing readers an at-a-glance description of the national administrative and civil prosecution and litigation procedures currently in place, as well as information about the competent courts dealing with these matters at first instance and appeal. It also contains information on the Unified Patent Court.
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