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The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court examines the stringent requirements for granting suspensive effect under Article 74(1) UPCA and Rule 223.2 RoP in patent litigation. This decision clarifies when an applicant's interest in maintaining the status quo during an appeal can exceptionally outweigh the respondent's interests in cost proceedings related to revocation actions.

Luxembourg has introduced a landmark legislative reform allowing unregulated alternative investment fund (AIF) limited partnerships to adopt multi-compartment structures. This development enables fund sponsors to consolidate multiple investment strategies, investor classes, and fund-level structures within a single limited partnership, significantly reducing complexity and administrative burden while maintaining creditor protection and investor segregation.

Luxembourg is poised to expand its fund structuring capabilities by allowing common and special limited partnerships (SCS and SCSp) that operate as alternative investment funds to establish ring-fenced compartments...