Category: Unified Patent Court
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UK court to inform UPC, German courts that FRAND determinations in Panasonic v. OPPO & Xiaomi will come down before Christmas
Mr Justice Meade of the England & Wales High Court plans to officially inform his colleagues at the Unified Patent Court and certain German national courts that his FRAND determinations in Panasonic’s disputes with OPPO and Xiaomi will come down before the end of the year.
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Explicit split: UPC’s Mannheim LD elects to impose more restrictive confidentiality regime in Panasonic v. OPPO than Munich
The Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division decided to impose stricter confidentiality requirements for the Panasonic-OPPO dispute than its Munich counterpart.
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UPC Roundup: two new appellate decisions, important question for infringement standard, new cases, upcoming hearings
This article merely summarizes and links to several recent LinkedIn posts by ip fray, so as to provide a convenient overview for readers of the website and email subscribers. 1. Two new decisions by the Court of Appeal (Friday and Sunday) (link to LinkedIn post) 2. Important question for infringement standard: what if the solution…
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Abbott shoots down Dexcom patent in UPC Paris LD, parallel Mannheim Regional Court case impacted as well: procedurally interesting
Glucose monitoring device maker Abbott has defeated a Dexcom patent-in-suit in the UPC that disposes (unless successfully appealed) of an infringement claim and a Mannheim Regional Court case.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD terminates Abbott v. SiBio proceedings based on settlement that largely amounts to surrender
For today, a preliminary injunction hearing was scheduled in Abbott v. SiBio before the Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division. The court has now entered an order terminating the proceedings based on a settlement that amounts to a covenant by the defendant not to practice the patented technique in Germany, France and the Netherlands.
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Dusseldorf LD issues UPC’s first-ever final judgment and permanent injunction, clarifies standard for prior use rights
The UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division handed down the new judiciary’s first final judgment, along with the first permanent injunction. It provides important guidance with respect to prior use rights, recall and auditing rights.
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Here’s how law firms and litigants can keep ip fray informed of their UPC and other patent cases and achievements
Here’s how law firms and litigants can keep ip fray informed of Unified Patent Court and other proceedings, such as on the names of the attorneys involved.
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UPC Paris CD: amended claims proposed as part of statement of defense to revocation claim accepted despite workflow violation (for now)
The UPC’s Paris CD maintains, for now, a permissive standard for workflow violations. In this case, amended claims were proposed along with the statement of defense to a revocation claim.
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UPC’s Paris CD: disloyalty of counsel is not the other party’s business, and court provides guidance on sufficiently concrete claims
The Unified Patent Court’s Paris Central Division has clarified that (a) an adversary has no standing to allege disloyal conduct by someone’s counsel and (b) gives guidance on what makes an injunction request and a damages claim sufficiently concrete.
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UPC Hamburg LD deems three-month delay too much for preliminary injunction request: Ballinno v. Kinexion & UEFA
Based on current case law, Preliminary injunction requests in the Unified Patent Court’s German Local Divisions should be brought as soon as possible, and not more than two months after identifying an infringement.