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Europe's New Unified Patent Court [L]

Law360 has published an in-depth article discussing the newly established Unified Patent Court and the consequences for IP agreements, which will undoubtedly extend to both technology and life sciences companies:

The introduction of this new European patent and court system is causing considerable upheaval, requiring owners of European patents to take sensible precautionary measures.

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There is, however one important topic that should not be overlooked, namely the possible impact the introduction of the new European patent system may have on technology contracts, including patent license agreements, research and development contracts, and technology transfer agreements.

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Review of the AAA Updates to teh Commercial Arbitration Rules [L]

Freshfields reviews the AAA’s recent amendments to its widely used Commercial Arbitration Rules—effective as of 1 September 2022: The amendments provide new rules for consolidation and joinder, not in the prior version, bringing the AAA into alignment with the other prominent arbitration institutions […] The amendments also offer improved

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Weekly Roundup

Arbitration The biggest news of the week comes directly from the European Commission which called for a “coordinated withdrawal” of EU member states from the Energy Charter Treaty. The Global Arbitration Review helpfully summarised: In a major policy U-turn, the European Commission has proposed a “coordinated withdrawal” of EU member

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ICCA: New Tool for Assessing Damages in International Arbitration

ICCA has published its new online tool for understanding and valuing damages in international arbitration matters.