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3 March 2020CopyrightJens Matthes and Maximilian Kiemle

Brompton: a clash of patents and copyright

On February 6 the advocate general (AG) Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordon at the Court of Justice of the European (CJEU) issued his opinion on the Brompton case (C-833/18), which looks at the recurring issue of technical function.

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