Category: Unified Patent Court
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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.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): confidentiality takes center stage at CoA; Dusseldorf stresses binding effect of amended claims; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our January 24, 2026 UPC Roundup. 8. Around the court 8.1 UPC schedules brief website maintenance for February 2, 2026 (link to UPC news item) The UPC has announced a brief, scheduled maintenance window for its website, advising…
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EU Commission study on application of IPR Enforcement Directive shows no pressing problem with patent assertion entities
The European Commission has released a report on the application of the EU’s IPR Enforcement Directive throughout the bloc. There does not appear to be a pressing need to legislate.
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP starts FusionLayer patent enforcement with complaint against Infoblox in UPC Hamburg LD
Last spring, Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP completed the acquisition of FusionLayer’s cloud computing, virtual networking and internet protocol address management patent portfolio.