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15 April 2020PatentsSarah Morgan

UPC membership ‘incompatible’ with future EU relations: UK IP minister

Membership of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system is “incompatible” with the UK’s approach to future relations with the EU, said the UK’s IP minister in a letter confirming the country’s non-participation.

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