Category: UPC Roundups
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UPC Roundup (2 weeks): separate fees for appeals of revocation claims and of revocation counterclaims even if jointly decided; other clarifications, new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 21, 2025 UPC Roundup. The first week after the previous roundup was slow because of a UPC-internal event we mention further below, which is why we exceptionally extended the roundup period. 1. CoA 1.1 CoA rejects…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): exceptionally busy week brings key clarifications from CoA and CFI on multiple issues; injunctions and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 14, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA 1.1 No security deposit requirement for enforcement (Knaus Tabbert v Yellow Sphere) The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed (PDF) Knaus’s objection, upholding an earlier decision that denied the…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): new Swedish Patent Office evidence in TCL case; phased rollout of new Case Management System; various new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 8, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: intervener’s bid to halt enforcement of infringement ruling denied (Chainzone Technology (intervener) v. SWARCO) (link to LinkedIn post) The Court of Appeal (CoA) second panel rejected Chainzone’s application to suspend…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): appellate rulings on sanctions, pre-June-2023 damages; alleged contravention of laws of physics; AASI cost award
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 31, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: two rulings related to sanctions, one related to jurisdiction 1.1 Contempt sanctions despite subsequent compliance with injunction; electronic disclosure must be requested during proceedings on the merits (Philips v. Belkin)…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): clarification on arbitrary territory for revocation; first Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction; new BYD case
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 24, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CD Paris: UPC revokes patent in Germany, clarifies territorial scope and invalidity grounds (Aylo Premium v. DISH Technologies) (link to LinkedIn post) The Paris seat of the Central Division (CD) revoked…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): concept of anchor defendant recognized; juicer patent invalidated; other decisions and various new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 17, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. The Hague LD: Anchor defendant may expose foreign legal entities to liability due to BSH long-arm jurisdiction (Genevant & Arbutus v. Moderna) (link to LinkedIn post) This UPC action is part…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): second medical use; evidence gathering through on-site experiments; various new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 10, 2025 UPC Roundup. Only a few noteworthy things happened. 1. CoA: confidentiality concerns don’t warrant splitting up case In Corning v. Hisense, TCL and LG, Standing Judge (of the Court of Appeal (CoA)) Patricia Rombach affirmed…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): one permanent injunction granted, one preliminary injunction denied
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 4, 2025 UPC Roundup. Only a few noteworthy things happened. 1. Permanent injunction in Grundfos v. Canned Motor Pump; licensing talks don’t matter, lack of inventive step must be pleaded early: Dusseldorf LD (link to detailed article)…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses PI denial, CD invalidates offside detection patent, Gucci doesn’t infringe Agfa patent, and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our April 26, 2025 UPC Roundup. More things happened than the week before. 1. CoA reverses denial of provisional measures (i.e., preliminary injunction) in Insulet v. EOFlow (link to detailed article) U.S. company Insulet now has a 17-country preliminary…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on access to forthcoming documents and use in other proceedings; Paris injunction in laser dispute; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our April 18, 2025 UPC Roundup. This week has been a relatively slow one at the UPC. 1. CoA on third-party access to documents: advance requests and use in other proceedings (link to LinkedIn post) The Court of Appeal…