Category: Unified Patent Court
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UPC Roundup (1 week): first post-BSH decision on UK, Switzerland, Spain; Unitary Patent & urgency; all Chinese companies must give security; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our March 16, 2025 UPC Roundup. After several slow weeks in a row, we now have some interesting decisions and filings to report on. 1. First post-BSH Hausgeräte decision assumes long-arm jurisdiction over UK, Swiss, Spanish infringements:…
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Unified Patent Court injunction in 10x Genomics v. NanoString could be reinstated as EPO Opposition Division upholds patent in ‘slightly amended form’
Context: The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors on June 1, 2023, and only a few months later, in September 2023, 10x Genomics won a preliminary injunction against rival NanoString in the Munich Local Division (LD). NanoString nearly went out of business as a result of that loss, but apparently found an acquirer. The…
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Donald Trump Jr. invests in famous patent monetizer Erich Spangenberg’s new company, by extension becomes UPC user: IPO filing
Context: Last year, Erich Spangenberg returned to the patent monetization business that he shaped like very few other people (December 4, 2024 ip fray article). The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a priority jurisdiction for his new company, SIM IP. We also reported on a recent major patent acquisition and discovered that SIM IP was…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): one more injunction and a bunch of new cases, including Michelin v. Goodyear (approximately 100 years after U.S. dispute)
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our March 8, 2025 UPC Roundup. Not much to report on, but we prefer to keep the weekly rhythm. 1. Hurom v. NUC injunction; clarification on jurisdiction for infringement that occurred or started prior to start of…
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Samsung countersuing ZTE in UPC: two filings from end of February have become discoverable
Context: Before ZTE brought any standard-essential patent (SEP) infringement action against Samsung, the latter fired the first shot by bringing a FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) action in the UK, followed by a SEP-related antitrust case in Frankfurt, Germany as well as a U.S. antitrust and contract lawsuit (March 3, 2025 ip fray article)….
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA upholds preliminary injunction with clarification on competitive harm; more AASIs; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our March 1, 2025 UPC Roundup, which include several interesting decisions at both the Court of Appeal (CoA) and the Court of First Instance (CFI). 1. CoA upholds provisional measures in Syngenta v. Sumi Agro, clarifies competitive…
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AA licensors win two AASIs in UPC’s Munich Local Division: Dolby, Sun Patent Trust defang Roku’s lawsuit in District of Massachusetts
Context: HP and TCL settled their disputes over HEVC (H.265) video codec patents through an Access Advance pool license last fall (part 2 of an October 30, 2024 ip fray article). Certain cases related to those disputes were pending in the Unified Patent Court (UPC). But certain cases brought by Access Advance licensors Dolby and…
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Genevant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma file mRNA vaccine patent infringement lawsuits against Moderna in UPC, Switzerland, Japan, Canada
The companies are seeking monetary relief and injunctions against Moderna’s Spikevax® and mRESVIA® vaccinations, among others, alleging that the company is infringing their lipid composition patents in 30 different countries.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): case management and cost reimbursement decisions; new judges and cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 22, 2025 UPC Roundup. An uneventful week at the UPC itself, with far more excitement sparked by a European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision that enables the UPC to order remedies in European Patent Convention (EPC)…
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A ‘breakthrough’ that may have gone ‘too far’: fallout follows ECJ’s cross-border jurisdiction ruling
European patent attorneys have largely welcomed a European Court of Justice decision allowing courts to rule on the infringement of U.S., UK, and other foreign patents (as well as award damages and injunctions). But those in foreign jurisdictions, such as China, are concerned that the ruling could lead to “significant chaos” and that the court…