Category: Unified Patent Court
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UPC Roundup (1 week): Mannheim LD denies 5G patent priority; Hamburg LD grants Dreame PI; CoA clarifies confidentiality carry-over; Pfizer defends; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of October 26, 2026.
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Pfizer fends off Paxlovid patent suit: UPC Munich LD invalidates patent; EPO Opposition Division also leaning toward invalidation
Pfizer is in a strong position against Enanta in a Paxlovid-related patent case as the plaintiff will need to overcome both a UPC first-instance decision and an EPO preliminary opinion.
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UPC Munich LD rejects springboard damages theory in Edwards v. Meril, opens narrow path on tender substitutions
The UPC’s Munich LD rejected Edwards Lifesciences’ springboard damages theory against Meril over its Myval heart valve patent. It left open a narrower route, since profits from non-infringing substitutes sold after a tender-winning infringing offer may count toward damages.
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UPC Hague LD grants Caelus gut bacterium PI against rivals, then backtracks: overbroad requests ‘should not be rewarded’
The UPC’s Hague Local Division granted Caelus a preliminary injunction over a gut bacterium patent, then trimmed a website notice order after concluding the wording reached further than was originally intended.
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BREAKING: Ericsson launches global patent enforcement campaign against PAX: sues in UPC, Brazil, Colombia
PAX is a leading Chinese manufacturer of payment terminals and has already signed a patent licensing agreement with Nokia.
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SK Nexilis copper-foil patent dispute highlights U.S.-UPC divide over claim construction
UPC Mannheim rejected SK Nexilis’s copper foil claim on a literal reading, even as a Texas jury found infringement and awarded $3.3 million. The split shows how claim construction diverges.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on stays, prior-art manufacturing methods and aligned deadlines; Mannheim signals injunction against Samsung; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of October 19, 2026.
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UPC’s CD Milan assumes jurisdiction over declaratory judgment concerning future divisionals and over anti-abandonment injunctions
The UPC’s CD Milan has taken an expansive stance on declaratory and injunctive relief for the purpose of thwarting the so-called divisional game, but has also recognized the need for appellate guidance.
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Skechers fends off most infringement claims but can’t escape UPC Munich injunction over one of four accused shoe models
A mixed ruling leaves Skechers with three successful non-infringement defenses, while Kizik’s patent-holding affiliate secures an injunction and a damages liability finding.
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UPC grants Yangtze Memory application to intervene in Micron patent suit targeting downstream partners
Yangtze Memory has successfully filed an application to intervene in a UPC dispute (which also has parallel cases in Munich) targeting three of its downstream product partners, Ultron, Lexar and Apacer Technology, over alleged patent infringement.