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Vital to Startups and Innovators, Here’s How European Patent Law Works

By Thomas In der Maur

If you are an innovator in Europe, it pays to know how to protect your inventions.

If you are an innovator in Europe, it pays to know how to protect your inventions.
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Thomas In der Maur
Mag. Thomas in der Maur is a Vienna-based lawyer specialized in a wide array of legal fields, from banking and capital market law to contract law, housing law or law pertaining to startups.https://www.h-i-p.at/team/mag-thomas-der-maur/
Print EditionsSpring, 2020Explore ViennaVienna Legal

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