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UPC Roundup (1 week): incidental infringement standard for medical devices, conditional revocation claims, piecemeal claim narrowing, and other clarifications
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): incidental infringement standard for medical devices, conditional revocation claims, piecemeal claim narrowing, and other clarificationsThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our January 11, 2026 UPC Roundup. 10. Around the court The UPC marked an early milestone in 2026 with the swearing-in of Mr. Daniel Severinsson at the CD Munich. Judge Daniel Severinsson, who took the oath of office…
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Federal Circuit grants Onesta emergency stay of BMW’s antisuit injunction: no need to withdraw Munich cases over U.S. patents for now
Read more: Federal Circuit grants Onesta emergency stay of BMW’s antisuit injunction: no need to withdraw Munich cases over U.S. patents for nowThe licensing firm courageously and successfully challenged Judge Albright’s clarification of immediate enforceability dspite BMW already having moved for contempt sanctions.
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Useful to U.S. patent litigators: Certum Group releases model brief to oppose discovery into litigation funding
Read more: Useful to U.S. patent litigators: Certum Group releases model brief to oppose discovery into litigation fundingWe just want to draw practitioners’ attention to this initiative, which does the patent litigation community a service.
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UPC’s CD Milan rejects piecemeal claim narrowing even when there may be plenty of time for revocation claimant and court to digest
Read more: UPC’s CD Milan rejects piecemeal claim narrowing even when there may be plenty of time for revocation claimant and court to digestMost of our articles start with a box that explains the context and the further implications, but sometimes (such as in this case) we publish very short pieces just to draw practitioners’ attention to developments worth taking note of that don’t require an elaborate structure. Court and counsel Panel: Presiding Judge Andrea Postiglione, Judge-rapporteur Anna-Lena…
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Onesta files emergency renewed motion to stay injunction in BMW infringement case, invoking judicial estoppel
Read more: Onesta files emergency renewed motion to stay injunction in BMW infringement case, invoking judicial estoppelIf this renewed motion is denied, Onesta will âimmediately terminateâ the parallel cases against BMW in Germany, the company has asserted.
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Edwards faces heart valve patent infringement suit in District of Delaware
Read more: Edwards faces heart valve patent infringement suit in District of DelawareEdwards Lifesciences, an active enforcer of its heart valve technology patents in the Unified Patent Court, is now finding itself on the defending side of a patent infringement suit, filed by Israel-based rival Cardiovalve in the U.S.
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BREAKING: Judge Dr. Hubertus Schacht to replace Dr. Georg Werner as Presiding Judge at Munich I Regional Court
Read more: BREAKING: Judge Dr. Hubertus Schacht to replace Dr. Georg Werner as Presiding Judge at Munich I Regional CourtA third-party source close to the matter has confirmed to ip fray that Judge Dr. Schacht will start his new role at the Munich I Regional Court on February 1, 2026.
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Canadian Solar gains victory in U.S. solar panel infringement dispute against Maxeon: all patents-in-suit invalidated
Read more: Canadian Solar gains victory in U.S. solar panel infringement dispute against Maxeon: all patents-in-suit invalidatedThe USPTO PTAB has invalidated three of Maxeonâs solar panel technology patents, granting Canadian Solar a major win in the ongoing solar panel patent infringement wars.
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