Category: BSH v. Electrolux
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Compliance statement on Licensing Executives Society’s alleged Chatham House rule at UPC +3 YEARS event: here’s the evidence
On Monday (May 18, 2026), three chapters of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) co-hosted a hybrid UPC +3 YEARS event. We reported on the three afternoon sessions: the one on inventive step (May 19, 2026 ip fray article), the judges’ panel, and the fireside chat with UPC President Dr. Klaus Grabinski (May 18, 2026 ip…
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UK judge makes thinly-veiled antisuit threat against UPC; Advisory Committee chair mocks Mannheim LD, openly disagrees with UPC President
Today’s LESI event in Munich showed deep divisions within the UPC ecosystem over the subject of docket distribution, and even deeper ones between UK and continental European courts concerning patent rulings with cross-border effect.
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UPC Milan LD stays Spanish long-arm infringement claim pending national revocation: a first
The UPC’s Milan LD confirmed long-arm jurisdiction over Spanish distributor Motocard, but stayed the infringement claim for Spain pending a national revocation action, the first such stay by the UPC.
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Long-arm in UPC is easier sued than done: CoA hearing showed opportunities and homework; UK and other foreign lawyers can add value
At yesterday’s Fujifilm-Kodak hearing, the Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal explained that in some circumstances it simply MUST exercise long-arm jurisdiction. But it also laid out requirements. Foreign legal advice can make all the difference now.
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New UPC appellate decision teaches two long-arm lessons: when waiver occurs and when affiliate entities are not anchor defendants
A juice extractor case has given rise to interesting clarifications. The UPC does not aspire to be a “world court” for patents, but to faithfully apply EU law.
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First U.S. patent long-arm assertions in German court withdrawn with prejudice as Onesta settles with Qualcomm; separately, NVIDIA settled
The realistic best-case scenario for BMW materialized with respect to costs. But the overall course of events will not completely discourage others from pulling an Onesta.
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OpenAI, Adobe win UPC long-arm appeal; French plaintiff can’t invoke French long-arm statute before Paris LD against non-UPCland defendants
The Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal. did not need to ask the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling in this case.
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UPC CoA heard two jurisdictional appeals from Paris LD (FRAND and long-arm), shows strong inclination in one case
Sun Patent Trust was the first SEP holder to seek a FRAND determination in the UPC. French company KeeeX is suing OpenAI, Adobe, a tech industry coalition and others.
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UPC CoA refers four questions of long-arm jurisdiction to ECJ: scenarios such as where representative for product safety compliance serves as anchor defendant
This article contains table that shows the differences between the four questions, provides easier-to-read version so fall four questions, and explains common scenarios not covered by the questions.
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Interjurisdictional peace in global SEP enforcement would be possible through mutual covenants not to go extraterritorial
Some litigants are now busier litigating anti-interference and antisuit injunctions (which come in different shapes and forms) than the actual patents. That is an inefficient resource allocation.