2/14/2025 2:10:32 PM G 1/24: Preliminary opinion regarding referring to the description and figures when interpreting the claims By George Christian It is a truth universally acknowledged in European patent litigation that the scope of the claims should be interpreted in light of the...
2/11/2025 8:01:35 AM UPC: The advent of file wrapper estoppel? By Thomas Prock In two recent decisions before the UPC (UPC_CoA_402/2024, UPC_CoA_405/2024), the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Alexion...
2/6/2025 2:39:42 PM UPC Outlines Criteria for Assessing FRAND Defence By Thomas Prock On 18 December 2024, the Munich Local Division handed down their decision on the merits in UPC_CFI_9/2023, the dispute concerning alleged...
1/28/2025 3:41:13 PM UPC agrees to delay Interim Conference - by a few hours By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert On 25 November 2024, the Milan Local Division issued a routine pre-interim conference procedural order in dispute UPC_CFI_240/2023...
1/24/2025 3:13:27 PM UPC Court of Appeal: Directors are not intermediaries By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert On 29 October 2024, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court issued a decision on a request for suspensive effect concerning an...
1/21/2025 1:06:58 PM UPC Court of Appeal Clarifies Security for Costs Rules By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In the dispute between Aarke AB, a Swedish small business, and SodaStream Industries Ltd., an Israeli company owned by PepsiCo, the UPC...
1/20/2025 2:38:32 PM UPC grants first anti-anti-suit injunction By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert The Munich Local Division with presiding judge Zigann as the single judge has granted the UPC’s first ever anti-anti-suit injunction to...
1/16/2025 2:58:27 PM Is the Gillette Defence available as a defence in UPC infringement proceedings? By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert The Düsseldorf Local Division of the UPC ruled in favour of SodaStream Industries Ltd. in a patent infringement case against Swedish...
1/15/2025 12:27:09 PM UPC Preliminary Injunctions: PI limited in scope based on Principle of Proportionality By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert On 31 October, the Dusseldorf Local Division issued its decisions on the matter of preliminary injunctions requested by Valeo...
1/10/2025 8:49:34 AM UPC Preliminary Injunctions: Presumption of ownership principle confirmed By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert Jen Cardwell On 31 October, the Dusseldorf Local Division issued its decisions on the matter of preliminary injunctions requested by Valeo...
1/7/2025 1:26:43 PM UPC Preliminary injunctions: Sales support can constitute infringement By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert Jen Cardwell On 31 October, the Düsseldorf Local Division issued its decisions on the matter of preliminary injunctions requested by Valeo...
1/6/2025 10:22:58 AM Language matters: UPC orders Claimant to bear translation costs following switch in language of proceedings By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert Andrew Tiberia In a procedural Order issued on 22 October 2024 concerning infringement proceedings brought at the Hamburg Local Division of the Unified...