Case by Case | Court of Appeal refers questions to the CJEU to clarify the scope of long-arm jurisdiction

About this episode

Eden Winlow discusses the Court of Appeal's referral to the CJEU regarding long-arm jurisdiction for non-EU defendants in patent cases.

Eden Winlow covers the Court of Appeal's (CoA) first ever referral to the CJEU. In which the CoA has sought clarity on the application of long-arm jurisdiction in situations involving non-EU defendants alleged to have infringed patents using the services of an EU-based intermediary, such as an authorised representative. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com. Find all the episodes as we release them here. Follow us on LinkedIn.

People in this episode

Host: Eden Winlow

Topics covered

• long-arm jurisdiction
• CJEU referral
• patent infringement
• EU law
• non-EU defendants

Keywords

• long-arm jurisdiction
• CJEU
• Court of Appeal
• patent infringement
• EU-based intermediary

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Organizations: Court of Appeal, CJEU, Bristows LLP

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