Editors: Louis E Fogel , Shaun M Van Horn and Paaras J Modi
Quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights into patent litigation and patent office procedures, including types of enforcement proceedings; trial format and timing; standards of proof; standing to sue; inducement / contributory infringement; infringement by foreign activities / by equivalents; discovery; litigation timetable and costs; appeals; scope and ownership of patents; alternative dispute resolution; defences of absolute novelty, obviousness, inventiveness or prior use; types of remedy; voluntary and compulsory licensing; patent office proceedings, including timetabling, costs, appeals, opposition, and modification / re-examination of patents; and recent trends.
Editor: Jonah Anderson
Quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights into anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including overview of domestic laws, regulations and investigatory powers; criminal enforcement, including extraterritorial reach of applicable laws; compliance, including due diligence, high-risk categories of customers, business partners and transactions, record-keeping and reporting requirements, and the role of privacy laws; civil claims, including procedures, damages and other remedies; international anti-money laundering efforts; and recent trends.
Editor: Oliver Borgers
Quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights, including into law, policy and relevant authorities; procedure, including thresholds and timelines; substantive assessment, including interagency and international consultation, remedies and rights of challenge and appeal; relevant recent case law; and other recent trends.
Editors: Catherine Balmond and Katharina Crinson
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights, including a general overview; types of liquidation and reorganisation processes; insolvency tests and filing requirements; directors’ and officers’ regime; stays of proceedings and moratoria; doing business during reorganisations; asset sales; creditor remedies, involvement and proving claims; security; clawback and related-party transactions; treatment of groups of companies; international cases; and recent trends.