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HGF, Garreth Duncan, D Young & Co
United Kingdom

HGF boosts London chemistry and pharma practice with D Young partner

European intellectual property firm HGF has expanded its chemistry and pharmaceutical group in London with the addition of Garreth Duncan. The patent ...

2 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Perkins Coie, CMS, Caitlin Heard, US firms
United Kingdom

Next US firm enters London patent market after CMS hire

Patent and IP litigator Caitlin Heard is moving from CMS to the US law firm Perkins Coie. This marks the next US firm to enter the European patent mar ...

2 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
Klaus Grabinski, UPC, divisions, judges, case law, jurisdiction
Interview

Klaus Grabinski: "Economic logic suggests the UPC will continue to grow"

1.130 cases in first instance and 321 appeals cases since its start in 2023. The Unified Patent Court has clearly come of age. Time for an interview w ...

1 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
FujiFilm, Kodak, printing plates
Case preview

Court of Appeal hears Fujifilm vs Kodak over two days

FujiFilm vs Kodak was one of the first major battles at the UPC. Now the manufacturers of printing plates are meeting for the big showdown at the Cour ...

27 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
Local division Mannheim, ZTE, Samsung, Peter Tochtermann, FRAND
Standard essential patents

Local division Mannheim flirts with setting FRAND rate

German courts have always had a reputation for avoiding FRAND-rate determinations. Until now. Following Munich Regional Court, Mannheim local division ...

19 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Samsung, ZTE, FRAND, local division Mannheim
Case preview

Local division Mannheim holds single day hearing for ZTE vs Samsung

The local division Mannheim had originally scheduled the hearing for three days. It has since been reduced to one. With no settlement in sight, the lo ...

18 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
judges, UPC, UK High Court, Amazon, InterDigital
Opinion

"An interim Venice judges' conference is desperately needed"

Europe's leading patent litigation jurisdictions are clashing over the global SEP licence dispute between InterDigital and Amazon. The tone between th ...

17 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Amazon, InterDigital, UPC, local division Mannheim, UK High Court
Streaming technology

InterDigital vs Amazon – A chronology of the escalation

The dispute between Amazon and InterDigital quickly developed into much more than a simple patent infringement case. Since the turn of the year in par ...

16 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases
BMS, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, 2Seventy Bio, Johnson & Johnson, Legend Biotech, bone cancer, CAR-T cell
Cancer drug

BMS and Johnson & Johnson battle over novel CAR-T cell therapy in Europe

The relatively unknown biotech company 2seventy bio has filed a lawsuit at the UPC against several Johnson & Johnson companies and Legend Biotech ...

20 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
UK IPO, Emotional Perception AI, ANN technology
Patentability of AI

Emotional Perception and 8 New Square reopen AI case at Supreme Court

For several years now, Emotional Perception AI and the UK Intellectual Property Office have been locked in a battle over what constitutes a program f ...

11 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
TP-Link, Huawei, FRAND, rate-setting, UK High Court
Wifi technology

Huawei takes the win in interim licence dispute with TP-Link

The UK High Court has awarded an interim licence to an SEP holder for the first time. Judge Richard Meade granted Huawei significantly more money than ...

9 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Sophia Genetics, Guardant, Bristows, Carpmaels, liquid biopsy testing,
Life sciences

Sophia Genetics and Bristows head off PI at local division Paris

The local division Paris has rejected a PI application filed by Guardant against Sophia Genetics. The biotech company had originally based its applica ...

29 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Sponsored Content Patents

Lessons from dapagliflozin in the UK: status and effects of “hold the ring” injunctions

The UK has again been at the forefront of European pharmaceutical patent litigation between generics and patentees, with the proceedings between Astra ...

29 January 2026 by Pinsent Masons LLP
Cases
Court of Appeal, Luxembourg, third panel, UPC
Unified Patent Court

Litigation insurers and funders follow first case of new Court of Appeal panel

The third panel of the UPC Court of Appeal hears its first case today in Syntorr vs Arthrex. The crucial issue of security for claimants is at stake. ...

26 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Kodak, FujiFilm, UPC, local division Mannheim, long-arm jurisdiction
Printing technology

Local division Mannheim imposes over €1.7 million penalty against Kodak

The local division Mannheim has ruled that Kodak has not complied with the conditions of a first-instance injunction in its printing plate dispute wit ...

23 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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