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UPC Roundup (1 week): one permanent injunction granted, one preliminary injunction denied
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): one permanent injunction granted, one preliminary injunction deniedThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 4, 2025 UPC Roundup. Only a few noteworthy things happened. 1. Permanent injunction in Grundfos v. Canned Motor Pump; licensing talks don’t matter, lack of inventive step must be pleaded early: Dusseldorf LD (link to detailed article)…
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New UPC Dusseldorf injunction clarifies irrelevance of licensing talks to proportionality, stresses need to argue obviousness early
Read more: New UPC Dusseldorf injunction clarifies irrelevance of licensing talks to proportionality, stresses need to argue obviousness earlyIn a case involving circulation pumps for heating systems and other use cases, the UPC’s Dusseldorf LD has provided some clarifications of relevance to many other cases.
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ITC updates: Infineon withdraws second of four patents against Innoscience, Oura bags smart ring patent victory
Read more: ITC updates: Infineon withdraws second of four patents against Innoscience, Oura bags smart ring patent victoryThe United States International Trade Commission has issued a favorable initial determination for Oura in its smart ring case against rivals Ultrahuman and RingConn, while, in the gallium nitride wars, Infineon has withdrawn a second out of four patents asserted against its competitor Innoscience.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses PI denial, CD invalidates offside detection patent, Gucci doesn’t infringe Agfa patent, and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses PI denial, CD invalidates offside detection patent, Gucci doesn’t infringe Agfa patent, and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our April 26, 2025 UPC Roundup. More things happened than the week before. 1. CoA reverses denial of provisional measures (i.e., preliminary injunction) in Insulet v. EOFlow (link to detailed article) U.S. company Insulet now has a 17-country preliminary…
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French court deems public announcement of UPC lawsuit “denigration” of competitor in absence of infringement ruling
Read more: French court deems public announcement of UPC lawsuit “denigration” of competitor in absence of infringement rulingContext: Qiagen is suing bioMérieux in the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) over a product for testing patients for latent tuberculosis (see item 2 of our March 16, 2025 UPC Roundup). Latent tuberculosis can progress to active tuberculosis. The patent-in-suit is EP2726883 (“A cell mediated immune response assay with enhanced sensitivity”). What’s…
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UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses denial of 17-country preliminary injunction in medical device case: Insulet prevails over EOFlow
Read more: UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses denial of 17-country preliminary injunction in medical device case: Insulet prevails over EOFlowThe UPC’s Court of Appeal has previously upheld and overturned some preliminary injunctions, but like in any other jurisdiction it is difficult to get a denial of a PI reversed on appeal.
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Apple owes more than $700M in standard-essential patent royalties and interest to licensing firm Optis: England & Wales Court of Appeal
Read more: Apple owes more than $700M in standard-essential patent royalties and interest to licensing firm Optis: England & Wales Court of AppealContext: A couple of months ago, the England & Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) heard Optis’s appeal against Apple (February 25, 2025 ip fray article). In 2023, Mr Justice Marcus Smith — who primarily serves as the President of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, but in this case presided over a standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation…
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