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Alexion Pharmaceuticals v Amgen (UPC_Coa-405/2024) and Alexion Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis NL BV (UPC_CoA-402/2024); December 20, 2024. The UPC Court of Appeal has confirmed a strict approach to correcting erroneous...more
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One may be surprised to learn that in 2020, according to a study on intangible assets undertaken by Ocean Tomo (Intangible Asset Market Value Study - Ocean Tomo), 90% of the value of S&P 500–listed companies was accounted for...more
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