24 March 2023FeaturesPatentsChristopher Sharp, Sarah Taylor, Robert Greene Sterne and Nirav Desai
Why the UPC will be rewarding for US businesses
Patents are presently enforced and challenged in Europe on a country-by-country basis. National decisions may be inconsistent, relief is confined to smaller markets, and—compared with US patent litigation—the potential for large damages awards is limited.
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