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Brexit Manoeuvres: Brexit 2020 – The Year Ahead

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Following the UK General Election on 12 December, the government now has the parliamentary majority it needs to enact its Brexit policy: an orderly exit from the EU on 31 January followed by a transition period until 31...more

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European Court Clears Path for International Investment Court Established Under Canada-EU CETA

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The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) is a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. While most of the treaty’s provisions have applied provisionally since September 21, 2017, the treaty’s...more

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Brexit Preparations for Private Equity Firms

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The Current Status of Brexit - On 29 March 2017 the United Kingdom (UK) gave notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union that it intended to leave the European Union (EU). The UK’s departure (so-called...more

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UPC and Germany: Status update - Constitutional complaint, ratification timeline and more

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The constitutional complaint against the UPC ratification that was lodged with the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany earlier this year has received a lot of attention over the past few months as it could have the...more

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The Impending Launch of the Unified Patent Court

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In a fundamental change to how European patents are going to be litigated in Europe, the United Patent Court (UPC) will soon have exclusive jurisdiction over European patent disputes and will be able to issue remedies that...more

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Biotechnology Considerations for the Unitary Patent System in Light of Brexit and Other Current Developments

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Written by Daniel A. Kamkar and Eric Furman, Ph.D. After the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, dubbed “Brexit” by the press, many have called into question whether the UK would ratify the Unitary Patent...more

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News from Abroad: Revised Provisional Timetable for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court

The Preparatory Committee of the UPC has published a revised timetable for the final stages of preparations for the opening of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The revised timetable indicates that the Sunrise Period during...more

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With the U.K.’s Announcement, the European Unified Patent Court Moves Toward Realization

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On November 28, 2016, Baroness Neville Rolfe, the United Kingdom Minister of State for Intellectual Property, announced that the U.K. would ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), paving the way for the European...more

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UK To Continue Steps Towards Ratification Of Unitary Patent Convention Despite Brexit

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The EU’s Unitary Patent Convention and the associated EU patent had originally been expected to come into effect in 2017. This was, however dependent on ratification of the agreement by thirteen EU countries of which three...more

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UK announces intention to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement

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The UK Government yesterday announced that its plans to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (“UPCA”) will not be derailed by Brexit. The UK Minister of State for Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville Rolfe, made the...more

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Location of Italy’s local division of the UPC formally selected

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The location of the local division in Milan has been formally selected by the Italian authorities. The UPC Preparatory Committee confirmed in a recent press release that the division will be hosted in the premises of the new...more

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US China Trade War – Dueling US China Antidumping Cases, China’s NME Status, TPP, Aluminum and Congress Failure to let TAAF Fix...

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I have been in China for two weeks working on the Solar Cells and Steel Sinks cases. This is an abbreviated February newsletter, which will cover trade and trade policy, including the new trade cases filed in the United...more

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