The Judicial Geography of Patent Litigation in Germany: Implications for the Institutionalization of the European Unified Patent Court
Marius Zipf,
Johannes Glückler,
Tamar Khuchua
et al.
Abstract:The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will be the pillar of a unified European patent enforcement system. Crucial to its success will be the harmonization of geographical variation in national jurisdictions. Germany offers a unique opportunity to explore such harmonization, as plaintiffs can choose between twelve regional courts to file a patent suit, resulting in different patent court practices within the same jurisdiction. Adopting a legal geography perspective, we examine the appellate process as a mechanism that… Show more
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