2/17/2025 9:49:00 AM UPC revokes patent through a decision by default By Thomas Prock In a decision issued on 16 September 2024 by the Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), BMW secured a decision by...
2/13/2025 9:30:38 AM UPC Court of Appeal Clarifies Scope of Opt-Out Withdrawals By Thomas Prock The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) overturned a decision by the Helsinki Local Division concerning the withdrawal of...
1/23/2025 11:22:37 AM UPC Clarifies admissibility of late filed physical evidence By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In a recent decision by the Local Division Munich of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the Court issued an Order addressing the submission...
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...
1/16/2025 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...
12/23/2024 2:17:43 PM UPC revokes Juul Labs’ patent over added matter while addressing auxiliary requests By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In a recent decision concerning the revocation of a European patent owned by Juul Labs International, Inc., the Paris Central Division of...
12/9/2024 2:27:59 PM UPC: EPO decision not to delay registration of Unitary Effect reversed - but refund of Court fees denied By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In June 2024, the EPO notified patent applicants that, in light of Romania’s ratification of the UPCA, it will, upon request, allow...
11/21/2024 3:05:38 PM COP29: Decarbonising ‘not-so’ hard-to-abate industries By Krishna Darshan Raghavan When decarbonisation is discussed, electrification is often the first solution that comes to mind — particularly for industries...