UPC Representatives: Lists and Recent Achievements

By number of UPC Representatives
In alphabetical order
Recent wins

1. By number of UPC Representatives

Hogan Lovells	80
Hoyng Rokh Monegier	75
Bardehle Pagenberg	65
EIP	36
Zimmermann & Partner	35
Arnold Ruess	21
Clifford Chance	19
Powell Gilbert	19
August Debouzy	17
Bristows	17
Kather Augenstein	17
Wildanger	17
df-mp.tech	13
BDPE	12
PENTARC	12
Ampersand	9
Noerr	8
Hemmer Lindfeld Frese	3
DTMV Avocats	2
IPCGS	2
Torggler Hofmann	2

(table last updated on February 17, 2026)

2. In alphabetical order

Ampersand	9
Arnold Ruess	21
August Debouzy	17
Bardehle Pagenberg	65
BDPE	12
Bristows	17
Clifford Chance	19
df-mp.tech	13
DTMV Avocats	2
EIP	36
Hemmer Lindfeld Frese	3
Hogan Lovells	80
Hoyng Rokh Monegier	75
IPCGS	2
Kather Augenstein	17
Noerr	8
PENTARC	12
Powell Gilbert	19
Torggler Hofmann	2
Wildanger	17
Zimmermann & Partner	35

(table last updated on February 17, 2026)

3. Recent wins

Below we always just list a given firm’s most recent win of a certain kind so as to maximize the chances of firms being listed. If there were more wins of a given kind, you will find them in the firm profile.

3.01 Defended first-instance final judgments or provisional measures decisions on appeal

Bardehle Pagenberg
Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Belkin (October 3, 2025 – CoA, first instance Munich LD):
In major win for Via LA’s Qi charging pool, Philips largely defends, partly strengthens UPC’s first-ever SEP injunction on appeal against Belkin – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Ballino B.V. v. KINEXON Sports & Media GmbH (June 26, 2025 – CoA, first instance Hamburg LD):
UPC Roundup (2 weeks): separate fees for appeals of revocation claims and of revocation counterclaims even if jointly decided; other clarifications, new cases – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amgen (December 20, 2024 – CoA, first instance Hamburg LD):
UPC’s Court of Appeal throws out Alexion’s appeals against Amgen and Samsung Bioepis over validity doubts, reveals €100M value of each dispute – ip fray
Kather Augenstein
Mammut v. Ortovox (September 25, 2024 – CoA, first instance Dusseldorf LD):
UPC Roundup: first PI affirmance, another SEP settlement, FRAND procedures, joinders, amendments, and more – ip fray

(list last updated on December 17, 2025)

3.02 Overturned first-instance final judgments or provisional measures decisions on appeal

Bardehle Pagenberg
Amgen v. Regeneron & Sanofi (November 25, 2025 – CoA, first instance CD Munich):
UPC CoA reverses invalidation of Amgen patent, clarifies standards for added matter and sufficient disclosure; infringement action to resume – ip fray
Noerr
AIM v. Supponor (November 12, 2024 – CoA, first instance Helsinki LD):
UPC’s Court of Appeal opens door to more cases: opt-out can be withdrawn even if pre-UPC national lawsuit over same patent is still pending – ip fray

(list last updated on December 17, 2025)

3.03 Overturned important pre-trial or post-judgment decisions

Hoyng Rokh Monegier
AorticLab v. Emboline (June 20, 2025 – CoA, first instance Munich LD):
UPC’s Court of Appeal: defendants never have to provide collateral, not even if they bring revocation counterclaims – ip fray
Hogan Lovells
Meril v. Edwards (November 21, 2024 – CoA, first instance Nordic-Baltic RD):
UPC’s Court of Appeal clarifies two key questions: new legal arguments on appeal; stay of proceedings over upcoming appealable EPO decision – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Volkswagen AG v. Network System Technologies LLC (September 17, 2024 – CoA, first instance Munich LD):
UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses Munich LD, orders U.S.-based non-practicing entity to provide collateral to Volkswagen – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Microsoft Corporation v. Suinno (September 16, 2024 – CD Paris, on R.333 request and confirmed by CoA on February 11, 2025):
UPC Roundup (1 week): different questions of jurisdiction and representation addressed, and more – ip fray
Torggler Hofmann
Progress v. AWM & Schnell (July 23, 2024 – CoA, first instance Milan LD):
UPC’s Court of Appeal revives Progress v. AWM & Schnell infringement action deemed untimely by Milan LD after evidence preservation – ip fray

(list last updated on December 17, 2025)

3.04 Successful infringement assertions (main proceedings)

Bardehle Pagenberg
Philips v. Belkin (February 11, 2026, Munich LD):
Philips wins UPC’s first-ever main-proceedings bench ruling as Munich LD enjoins Belkin over Qi patent; FRAND defense failed- ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Polidoro v. Bekaert (December 18, 2025, Mannheim LD):
Item 3.1 of December 21, 2025 UPC Roundup – ip fray
Clifford Chance
Huawei v. Netgear (December 18, 2024 – Munich LD):
Huawei wins Unified Patent Court injunction against Netgear over WiFi 6 in most important UPC SEP ruling to date – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Belkin (September 13, 2024, Munich LD):
First-ever UPC SEP injunction: Philips prevails over Belkin on Qi wireless charging patent, but there was no FRAND defense for lack of market power – ip fray
Arnold Ruess
Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v. Bette GmbH & Co. KG (July 3, 2024 – Düsseldorf LD):
Dusseldorf LD issues UPC’s first-ever final judgment and permanent injunction, clarifies standard for prior use rights – ip fray

(list last updated on February 11, 2026)

3.05 Successful infringement defenses (main proceedings)

Hogan Lovells
Centripetal v. Palo Alto Networks (December 19, 2025 – Mannheim LD):
UPC revokes patents and throws out infringement actions in GXD v. Myriad, Centripetal v. Palo Alto – ip fray
PENTARC with df-mp
Sanofi v. Zentiva (December 12, 2025 – Munich LD):
Double jeopardy takes down Sanofi’s cabazitaxel use patent as UPC’s Munich LD revokes after EPO BoA affirmance – ip fray
Noerr
Decathlon v. OWIM (December 3, 2025 – Mannheim LD):
item 4.2 of December 7, 2025 UPC Roundup – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Dish Technologies L.L.C. v. AYLO (June 6, 2025 – Mannheim LD):
Mannheim LD assumes UPC will have to develop its own doctrine of equivalents, provides other clarifications in DISH’s 4th loss against Aylo – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Sanofi v. Amgen (May 13, 2025 – Düsseldorf LD):
UPC Dusseldorf issues first decision on second medical use, hands win to Amgen in cholesterol patent dispute against Sanofi – ip fray

(list last updated on December 20, 2025)

3.06 Got infringement proceedings stayed

Clifford Chance
Atlas Global Technologies v. TP-Link (April 22, 2025 – Düsseldorf LD):
Atlas Global at risk of losing four patents-in-suit against defendants including Acer, HP, TP-Link, Vantiva; already lost one definitively – ip fray
Clifford Chance
Atlas Global Technologies v. TP-Link (April 17, 2024 – Düsseldorf LD):
Atlas Global at risk of losing four patents-in-suit against defendants including Acer, HP, TP-Link, Vantiva; already lost one definitively – ip fray

(list last updated on December 12, 2025)

3.07 Invalidated patents through revocation (counter)claim or EPO opposition

Hogan Lovells
Centripetal v. Palo Alto Networks (December 19, 2025 – Mannheim LD):
UPC revokes patents and throws out infringement actions in GXD v. Myriad, Centripetal v. Palo Alto – ip fray
PENTARC with df-mp
Sanofi v. Zentiva (December 12, 2025 – Munich LD):
Double jeopardy takes down Sanofi’s cabazitaxel use patent as UPC’s Munich LD revokes after EPO BoA affirmance – ip fray
Clifford Chance
Atlas Global Technologies v. TP-Link (Düsseldorf LD, UPC_CFI_417/2024; December 10, 2025: EPO invalidated EP3186937):
Atlas Global suffers another blow to global WiFi 6 SEP enforcement campaign as EPO revokes key patent
Noerr
Decathlon v. OWIM (December 3, 2025 – Mannheim LD):
item 4.2 of December 7, 2025 UPC Roundup – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Dish Technologies L.L.C. v. AYLO (June 4, 2025 – EPO, Opposition Division, EP 3 822 805 – UPC_CFI_198/2024):
AYLO and BARDEHLE PAGENBERG achieve two further victories in the series of multinational patent disputes over video streaming technology against DISH | BARDEHLE PAGENBERG
Bardehle Pagenberg
KINEXON Sports & Media GmbH v. Ballino B.V. (April 30, 2025 – CD Paris):
UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses PI denial, CD invalidates offside detection patent, Gucci doesn’t infringe Agfa patent, and more – ip fray
Clifford Chance
Atlas Global Technologies v. TP-Link (April 17, 2024 – Düsseldorf LD, UPC_CFI_416/2024 – EPO: EP3353901):
Atlas Global at risk of losing four patents-in-suit against defendants including Acer, HP, TP-Link, Vantiva; already lost one definitively – ip fray

(list last updated on December 20, 2025)

3.08 Defended patents against revocation (counter)claim or EPO opposition

Bardehle Pagenberg
Polidoro v. Bekaert (December 18, 2025, Mannheim LD):
Item 3.1 of December 21, 2025 UPC Roundup – ip fray
EIP
bioMérieux v. Labrador Diagnostics (September 30, 2025 – CD Milan):
Decision of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Central Division Milan delivered on 23 October 2025 concerning EP 3 756 767 B1 – UPC
Bardehle Pagenberg
Sanofi v. Amgen (April 4, 2025 – EPO, Opposition Division, EP 3666 797 related to UPC_CFI_1/2023):
EPO and UPC disagree on validity of Amgen’s patent for cholesterol drug – JUVE Patent
Bardehle Pagenberg
NanoString v. 10x Genomics (March 20, 2025 – EPO, Opposition Division, EP 4108 782 related to UPC_CFI_2/2023):
Unified Patent Court injunction in 10x Genomics v. NanoString could be reinstated as EPO Opposition Division upholds patent in ‘slightly amended form’ – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
NJOY v. VMR Products (January 22, 2025 – CD Paris):
LinkedIn post – ip fray
Clifford Chance
Huawei v. Netgear (December 18, 2024 – Munich LD):
Huawei wins Unified Patent Court injunction against Netgear over WiFi 6 in most important UPC SEP ruling to date – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
NJOY v. Juul Labs (November 5, 2024 – CD Paris):
Revocation Action 571801-2023 Decision on the merits signed registry.pdf

(list last updated on December 21, 2025)

3.09 Obtained provisional measures (preliminary injunctions)

Arnold Ruess
InterDigital v. Amazon (December 22, 2025 – Mannheim LD, post-hearing AILI): UPC threatens Amazon with initial €50M ($59M) fine, “severe consequences”, declares all UK interim licenses unenforceable, suggests EU WTO action against UK – ip fray
Arnold Ruess
InterDigital v. Amazon (September 30, 2025 – Mannheim LD, ex parte AILI): FOLLOW-UP: Translations and redacted versions of UPC and German anti-interim-license injunctions in InterDigital v. Amazon; further thoughts – ip fray
EIP
bioMérieux v. Labrador Diagnostics (September 30, 2025 – CD Milan):
Decision of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Central Division Milan delivered on 23 October 2025 concerning EP 3 756 767 B1 – UPC
Arnold Ruess with df-mp.tech
InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company u.a.(May 27, 2025 – Mannheim LD):
InterDigital launches attack on Disney at multiple venues including UPC
Arnold Ruess with df-mp.tech
Nokia Technologies Oy v. Shanghai Sunmi Technology Co., Ltd. u.a.(May 12, 2025 – Munich LD, first pre-emptive UPC anti-antisuit injunction):
Nokia obtains anti-antisuit injunctions in fresh lawsuits against Chinese payment terminal maker SUNMI in UPC, Munich, Mannheim – ip fray
Clifford Chance
Huawei v. Netgear (December 18, 2024 – Munich LD, UPC_CFI_791/2024, EP3678321, AASI):
UPC responds to first antisuit attack on its jurisdiction with first anti-antisuit injunction against Netgear; Huawei also gets one from Munich I Regional Court – ip fray

(list last updated on December 16, 2025)

3.10 Fended off applications for provisional measures (PIs)

Bristows
Guardant Health v. Sophia Genetics (January 23, 2026 – Paris LD; over four patents, one of which was withdrawn):
UPC’s Paris LD takes very expansive view on access to provisional measures, but rejects ‘reservoir’ approach to original patent specification – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amgen (June 26, 2024 – Hamburg LD):
2024-06-26 LD Hamburg UPC_CFI_124-2024 ORD_38032-2024 ACT_13886-2024 anonymized.pdf
Bardehle Pagenberg
Ballino B.V. v. KINEXON Sports & Media GmbH (June 3, 2024 – LD Hamburg):
UPC Hamburg LD deems three-month delay too much for preliminary injunction request: Ballinno v. Kinexion & UEFA – ip fray

(list last updated on January 29, 2026)

3.11 Settlements

Bardehle Pagenberg and PENTARC
Adeia v. Disney (December 22, 2025 – The Hague LD):
Disney, Adeia settle global litigation, strike media patent licensing agreement – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Malikie v. Nintendo (November 27, 2025 – Hamburg LD):
item 5.1 of December 7, 2025 UPC Roundup – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Access Advance licensors v. Transsion (December 1, 2025 – Munich LD):
BREAKING: Transsion takes HEVC Advance license, settling multiple video patent enforcement disputes – ip fray
EIP
MediaTek Inc. v. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. et al. (October 2025 – Munich LD): MediaTek settles with Huawei after customs seizure of chips; Brazil is the new ITC; and Huawei is now a VVC Advance licensee – ip fray
EIP
HFI Innovation Inc. v. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. et al. (October 2025 – Munich LD; Mannheim LD).
Bardehle Pagenberg
10x Genomics v. Bruker/NanoString (May 2025 – Munich LD; CD Munich; CoA; EPO):
10x Genomics and Bruker (NanoString) end global patent dispute – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Honeywell v. Scandit (March 2025 – Munich LD):
Honeywell, Swiss Firm Scandit Settling Barcode Patent Dispute
df-mp.tech
Nokia Technologies Oy v. Shanghai Sunmi Technology Co., Ltd. u.a. (February 2025 – Mannheim LD; Munich LD):
Nokia obtains anti-antisuit injunctions in fresh lawsuits against Chinese payment terminal maker SUNMI in UPC, Munich, Mannheim – ip fray
EIP
Avago Technologies v. Tesla Germany GmbH et al. (January 2025 – Munich LD):
UPC updates: Tesla settles with Broadcom; Dyson close to settling with SharkNinja; observations on December filings – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Qualcomm v. Shenzhen Transsion et al. (2025 – Hamburg LD; Munich LD):
BREAKING: Qualcomm settles with China’s Transsion (Africa’s smartphone market leader): Indian patent lawsuit withdrawn – ip fray

There’s even more! For older achievements in this category, please check out the related archive page.

(list last updated on December 26, 2025)

3.12 Other UPC-related achievements

Bardehle Pagenberg
Philips v. Belkin (February 11, 2026, Munich LD):
Philips wins UPC’s first-ever main-proceedings bench ruling as Munich LD enjoins Belkin over Qi patent; FRAND defense failed- ip fray (first-ever UPC bench ruling in main proceedings; first-ever UPC SEP bench ruling)
Kather Augenstein
Fujifilm v. Kodak (January 20, 2026 – Mannheim LD, landmark contempt ruling)
UPC’s Mannheim LD imposes €1.72M contempt fine on Kodak for insufficient information, recall, destruction; discusses cross-border enforcement – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Suinno v. Microsoft (July 12, 2025 – CoA, clarification of standard for default judgment against claimant):
UPC’s Court of Appeal clarifies standard for default judgment against claimant, enters default judgment against NPE suing Microsoft – ip fray
Bardehle Pagenberg
Air up group GmbH v. Guangzhou Aiyoun Yanwu Technology Co. Ltd (January 21, 2025 – Munich LD, service of decision by default by publication on the Court’s website): 4C5B6D602782F2B27E96F39C9AC27430_en.pdf

(list last updated on February 11, 2026)