Category: UPC Roundups 2026
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UPC Roundup (1 week): only few decisions including denial of unitary effect in highly unusual scenario, limitation of cost recovery to single lawyer
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our January 3, 2026 UPC Mini-Roundup. This is also a rather short one.
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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…