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ArticleWhy Leaving The EU Would Be A Disaster For LawyersIt is incontrovertible to anyone facing questions about the future legal landscape from the business community that a post-Brexit future is filled with uncertainty...United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorFieldfisher
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ArticleRevisiting Guidance On Granting Stays In Concurrent National And EPO Patent Invalidity ProceedingsIn a decision released 21 November 2013 the Court of Appeal delivered its judgement in IPCom GmbH & Co KG v HTC Europe Co Ltd & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1496, revising guidance on when a stay in patent invalidity proceedings should be granted pending the outcome of concurrent opposition proceedings in the EPO. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyFieldfisher
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