2 September 2024NewsUnified Patent CourtDarren Smyth
UPC: First decisions on merits are ‘testimony to judges’ tight case management’
The Unified Patent Court’s first decisions from the first instance divisions have been made within weeks of the first anniversary of the UPC opening for litigation cases. Darren Smyth of EIP examines the details.
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