Q&A: How an NPE is testing the limits of BSH v Electrolux

A US-based non-practising entity is the first known party to apply the long-arm jurisdiction laid down by BSH v Electrolux in Europe. BMW’s lead counsel at Finnegan brings WIPR up to speed.

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