Category: UPC Roundups
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UPC Roundup (1 week): special status of FRAND pleadings recognized; revocation decisions; various procedural clarifications; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of April 6, 2026.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reinforces need for counsel to speak language of proceedings; upholds Abbott PI with key clarifications; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of March 29, 2026. 7. Around the court 7.1 PMAC expands neutral pool, launches second call for mediators and arbitrators (link to PMAC’s list) As of January 1, 2026, the UPC’s Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC)…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA opens door to PIs over unregistered amended claims; other appellate and first-instance decisions
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court during the calendar week of March 23, 2026. For a preview, ip fray will report on the CoA’s long-arm hearing on Monday (March 30).
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UPC Roundup (1 week): lessons from CoA on how NOT to lose trade secret status and how NOT to seek discretionary review; new injunctions; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of March 16, 2026. The UPC rarely puts out new decisions on Mondays before the afternoon, so we now sometimes publish our weekly roundups on Monday around noon instead of during the weekend. Major UPC news will…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): three CoA rulings; Milan LD rejects Italian language request; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) during the calendar week of March 9, 2026. The UPC rarely puts out new decisions on Mondays before the afternoon, so we now publish our weekly roundups on Monday around noon. 10. Around the court: divergent win rates in Munich LD…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA applies new refund rule; ECJ referral; Philips wins defensive case after offensive ones; UPC stats; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our March 1, 2026 UPC Roundup. 6. Around the court 6.1 Amazon–InterDigital dispute exposes growing friction between UK courts and UPC (link to detailed article) The High Court of Justice for England and Wales has issued a decision…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on suspensive effect of rehearing petition, CoA/CFI separation for file access; Munich LD on freedom to involve patent attorneys; more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 22, 2026 UPC Roundup.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on case management, jurisdiction, security; Milan LD on requirements for evidence gathering; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 14, 2026 UPC Roundup. 8. Around the court 8.1 UPC decisions cited by Federal Court of Justice of Germany (link to detailed article) The Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice of Germany) rejected a petition by the…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA decisions on evidence gathering and unitary effect, three injunctions (one from the bench), and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 9, 2026 UPC Roundup.
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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…