Category: Unified Patent Court
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Mr Justice Meade’s letter to UPC, German judges regarding upcoming FRAND determination in Panasonic v. Xiaomi & OPPO
Two weeks after ip fray reported on Mr Justice Meade’s plan to write a letter to his colleagues on the UPC and two German national courts regarding his upcoming FRAND determinatoin, the actual letter has become available.
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UPC rulings: Abbott destroys Dexcom patent (Munich LD), Amycel wins preliminary injunction against Polish farmer (The Hague)
Two different Local Divisions of the UPC handed down decisions today, one in favor of a defendant and the other in favor of a plaintiff who sought a preliminary injunction.
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UPC roundup: CoA on late equivalence, expediting PI appeals; first-instance decisions on service of process, public access
This is a roundup on multiple UPC decisions published these days, on a variety of issues ranging from service of process to late-presented equivalence theories.
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UPC judges not necessarily aligned on claim amendments in preliminary injunction proceedings: Court of Appeal to discuss soon
On the same day (July 26, 2024), the Dusseldorf Local Division granted leave to amend patent claims in a preliminary injunction proceeding while the Court of Appeal left open how the admissibility of a narrowing of patent claims in a PI proceeding would be resolved.
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ASUSTeK affiliate suing Lenovo in UPC as well as Munich I Regional Court: September trial
Innovative Sonic Limited is suing Lenovo in the UPC as well as the Munich I Regional Court over ASUSTeK patents.
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UPC’s Paris LD believes intervenor can’t challenge patent-in-suit in ANY way after defendant failed to bring revocation counterclaim
The Unified Patent Court’s Paris Local Division denied a motion to stay an infringement action over an intervenor’s revocation action filed with the Paris Central Division.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal revives Progress v. AWM & Schnell infringement action deemed untimely by Milan LD after evidence preservation
Through a reserve-and-remand decision, the UPC’s Court of Appeal has breathed new life into a patent infringement action by Progress Maschinen & Automation AG against AWM and Schnell — and has provided clarifications regarding preservation-of-evidence proceedings.
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UPC judges don’t accept “attorneys’ eyes only” designations for confidential information: potential effects on U.S. litigation
Decision after decision, including the two most recently-published orders, the UPC declines to limit access to confidential business or technical information to outside counsel.
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UPC’s Paris CD keeps Edwards Lifesciences patent on prosthetic heart valve alive based on late-filed auxiliary request
The UPC’s Paris Central Division has upheld an Edwards Lifesciences patent in an amended form on a procedural basis that will result in an important clarification by the Court of Appeal.