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Global Standard Essential Patent Litigation: The Anti-Suit and Anti-Anti-Suit Injunctions
Igor Nikolic
30 GEO. MASON. L. REV. 2
The global litigation of standard essential patents (“SEP”) is witnessing jurisdictional battles between national courts. As a result, some courts have started issuing anti-suit injunctions (“ASI”) to prohibit parallel litigation and consolidate the dispute at a single venue, while …
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