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ArticleHow Valuable Will The New Regime Be To Your Business?From the outset, as far as the renewal fees for a European patent with unitary effect are concerned, they will be "similar to the level of the national renewal fees for an average European patent taking effect in the participating Member States at the time the level of the renewal fees is first set." United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
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