Category: Unified Patent Court
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UPC Roundup (1 week): FRAND conflict with UK; FRAND hearing in Dusseldorf; CoA developments; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 1, 2026 UPC Roundup. 1. Risk of imminent escalation between UK court and UPC (InterDigital v. Amazon) 1.1 EWHC pushes for withdrawal to restrict scope of InterDigital’s UPC injunction against Amazon (link to detailed article) At…
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UPC’s Hague LD grants Abbott two preliminary injunctions, assumes long-arm jurisdiction (Spain) over German defendants, clarifies urgency requirement
The Unified Patent Court’s Hague LD has provided clarifications on long-arm jurisdiction and urgency that have applicabiliy beyond these two cases.
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UPC orders Amazon, InterDigital to comment on this week’s UK antisuit hearing; witnesses may be sworn in, penalties could follow
The Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division makes it clear that the InterDigital v. Amazon injunction protecting its own proceedings covers not only an interim license, but also a post-trial decision.
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BREAKING: UPC Dusseldorf LD gets second panel: Dr. Bérénice Thom will preside over it
What we deduced from juidicial appointments in December has been confirmed.
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UPC CoA to hold two key long-arm hearings in March: wide spectrum from restrictive read of Mannheim ruling to expansive Paris LD take
Long-arm jurisdiction will take some further clarification by the Court of Appeal. Presently, the Paris LD has the most expansive view, but is under appeal, and the Mannheim LD may (or may not!) have the most restrictive stance.
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Amazon brings second UPC appeal against InterDigital in interim-license context; both appeals likely to be heard together on May 28
Amazon is one of the world’s largest corporations and has a huge litigation budget.
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UK judge adamant about ensuring that InterDigital’s UPC injunction won’t prevent Amazon from obtaining post-trial FRAND ruling
InterDigital is being pressured not to seek relief in the UPC against a UK global FRAND ruling, and apparently bowing to the pressure. What will the UPC do now?
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Beko, Arçelik have no FRAND case against Dolby (for multiple reasons): UPC Dusseldorf LD hearing
The Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division is hearing Dolby v. Beko & Arçelik today. Not only is there no FRAND pledge but there is no abuse of a dominant market position at any rate.
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U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctions
Interjurisdictional tensions are rising due to some countries, particularly the UK, pursuing their imperial FRAND rate-setting dreams.
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EU Commission officially indicates concern over UPC-UK antisuit conflict; UPC CoA schedules InterDigital-Amazon hearing for May 28
The European Commission’s cordial letter to the Mannheim Local Division’s Presiding Judge encourages the court to share further information.