Category: UPC Roundups 2025
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UPC Mini-Roundup (1 decision): CoA draws line between invalidity contentions against granted patent vs. amendments; double jeopardy did it again
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued only one publicly accessible decision since our December 29, 2025 Roundup, other than a non-newsworthy withdrawal (yet another case in the Access Advance-Transsion context). This roundup is listed among the 2025 as well as 2026 roundups because New Year’s Day fell mid-week. For hearing lists etc., please check…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): cost appeal denied, Amazon on notice, numerous new cases, some withdrawals
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our December 21, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA denies commercial docket data service access to pleadings; ex parte inspection order lifted; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our December 14, 2025 UPC Roundup. 7. UPC achievement lists launched by ip fray to recognize law firms that secure outcomes (link to detailed article) ip fray has launched a new set of achievement lists highlighting law firms…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): clarification of standards for damages, claim construction, recall
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our December 7, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): contempt sanctions over continued shipments; Dusseldorf LD ordered inspection at Munich trade fair; three injunctions
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 30, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): FTO confers revocation standing; creation of transcripts based on official recording disallowed; long-arm jurisdiction without local defendant; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 24, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA 1.1 CoA clarifies inventive step, territorial scope, and public-interest limits (Edwards v. Meril) (link to detailed article with nine takeaways for practitioners) In the long-running Edwards v. Meril dispute, a…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): Paris LD on starting point for urgency in special fact pattern involving acquisition of SPC; novel FRAND claim revealed; CD Munich on hindsight; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 16, 2025 UPC Roundup. The Paris Local Division’s (LD) decision in Merz v. Viatris is discussed in particular detail.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): comprehensive summary of InterDigital v. Amazon hearing; auxiliary requests antithetical to provisional measures proceedings; and more
Our latest weekly UPC Roundup starts with a detailed summary of the Mannheim LD’s InterDigital v. Amazon hearing.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): first proactive FRAND determination request by SEP holder; CoA overturns PI over claim construction; Hamburg LD grants new injunction
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 2, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): interesting PI denial clarifies evidentiary burden, standard for infringement of apparatus claims; enforcement/security distinction by CoA; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our October 26, 2025 UPC Roundup. We’ve enhanced the navigation structure for the roundups: in addition to the traditional list of all roundups, you can now also select a particular year in the menu at the top of the…