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10 November 2022Staff writer

English appeals court rejects jurisdiction challenge over cannabis sativa collab

Case concerns epilepsy drug patent and medical cannabis R&D collaboration | Dispute between Japanese and Irish pharma firms will be heard in London due to arbitration carve-out clause.

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