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HSF launches Academy to help businesses understand emerging tech
As organisations continue to grapple with the legal and regulatory risks associated with emerging technologies, Herbert Smith Freehills is launching a …
OECD REVISES GUIDELINES FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES ON RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONDUCT
The revisions provide clarity on the recommended scope of environmental and human rights due diligenceOn 8 June 2023, the Organisation for Economic …
Financing the Energy transition – Funding battery storage projects
With storing electricity vital to the UK's efforts to hit net zero, we assess the obstacles and opportunitiesThe ability to store electricity that is …
UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: May 2023
In May 2023, there were four Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and a further two possible offers announced.Firm Offers …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Diageo on the completion of the sale of 100% of Guinness Cameroun S.A.
International leading law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Diageo, a global leader of beverage alcohol, on the completion of the sale of 100% of …
The Future of Consumer Series
Our Future of Consumer series explores the dramatic technological and social changes impacting retail-driven businessesIt is an exciting time for The …
THE UPC AND THE UP: IMPACT ON PATENT PORTFOLIOS, CO-OWNERSHIP AND LICENSING
For information on the impact of the UP and the UPC on the management of patent applications, patent portfolios in general and licensing see our two part …
How to get a Unitary Patent
Also termed the European patent with unitary effect, the unitary patent (UP) is a single patent right covering all the states that have taken part in the …
WHICH STATES ARE IN THE UPC & WHERE WILL A UP HAVE EFFECT?
See our summary of who's currently in and who's out of the UP/UPC system below. IN: UPC participating Member States that have ratified the UPCA in …
UPC: Jurisdiction and opt-out
After the transitional period (of at least 7 years), as well as having exclusive jurisdiction over unitary patents, the UPC will have exclusive …
UPC Court Fees
The Administrative Committee of the UPC has issued a Table of Court fees document (8 July 2022; in force 1 September 2022).KEY POINTS No fees will be …
The UPC Rules
The final version of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (also available in French and German) came into force on 1 September 2022. One of …
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