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The third issue of the Revue Critique de droit international privé of 2026 was just released and is already accessible <a online. It contains three
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[Guest post] 3D-printed spare parts: IP and sustainability
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Konstantin Voropaev (GNY), discussing the recent publication of a draft decree in France concerning 3D printing-generated spare parts. Here’s what he writes:3D-printed spare parts: IP
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Since 21 September 2026, pupils across France have been protesting for more supply teachers, smaller classes and basic repairs to their leaking school buildings. By 9 October, the Ministry of Justice had counted 6,877 people placed in police custody,
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