The Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Action - How Will the Design of the UPC Affect Patent Law?

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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Action - How Will the Design of the UPC Affect Patent Law? / Petersen, Clement Salung; Riis, Thomas; Schovsbo, Jens Hemmingsen.

2014.

Publikation: Working paper › Forskning

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Petersen, CS, Riis, T & Schovsbo, JH 2014 'The Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Action - How Will the Design of the UPC Affect Patent Law?'. <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2450945>

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Petersen, C. S., Riis, T., & Schovsbo, J. H. (2014). The Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Action - How Will the Design of the UPC Affect Patent Law? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2450945

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Petersen CS, Riis T, Schovsbo JH. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Action - How Will the Design of the UPC Affect Patent Law? 2014.

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Petersen, Clement Salung ; Riis, Thomas ; Schovsbo, Jens Hemmingsen. / The Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Action - How Will the Design of the UPC Affect Patent Law?. 2014.

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