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Lenovo, InterDigital, UK Court of Appeal, FRAND

UK Court of Appeal's FRAND ruling will signal London's role in SEP litigation

In an unusually long and complex appeal hearing, the UK Court of Appeal heard the FRAND rate dispute between InterDigital and Lenovo last week. The co ...

19 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

One year into the UPC – Legal diversity breeds success

At this joint IP Event by BARDEHLE PAGENBERG and JUVE PATENT, we celebrated the first anniversary of the UPC, focusing on untangling the factors that ...

17 June 2024 by BARDEHLE PAGENBERG

Sponsored Content NPE activity in Europe

European Patent Litigation and Non-Practicing Entities: A Large and Looming Threat

PAEs from the U.S are spreading to Europe, with eight out of the top ten most active NPEs in Europe being US-based companies. One in every seven infri ...

13 June 2024 by Unified Patents, LLC

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Long read

Case numbers at German courts continue to fall as UPC takes off

Patent lawsuits have been declining in Germany for years and 2023 was no exception. Simultaneously, the most important courts have reduced their capac ...

11 June 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Promoting women and young talent at Maiwald

Maiwald is one of the few IP law firms in Germany having a very high proportion of women on the staff at every level, including at partner level. The…

10 June 2024 by Maiwald Intellectual Property

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Heavy tanker UPC has launched, but it's far from sailing in safe waters"

Although the Unified Patent Court has undoubtedly got off to a good start, this does not mean that a secure future is certain. On the court's first bi ...

3 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Despite the UPC's smooth running, the court still has some surprises"

While the UPC has been planned for a long time, with much of it running as expected, the court is still creating some surprises. On its one-year anniv ...

30 May 2024 by Christina Schulze

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Boards of Appeal, BoA, EPO, quality, Annual Report

Opinion

"Figures show the EPO Boards of Appeal are highly productive, but it's only half the story"

The EPO Boards of Appeal have published their Annual Report 2024 and one aspect in particular stands out: in line with the current strategy, the court ...

21 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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France

Number of French patent cases remains an upwards trend

The number of new patent cases parties filed at the Judicial Court Paris rose during 2023, to over 3% higher than in the previous year. The developmen ...

8 May 2024 by Konstanze Richter

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Long read

Strong judicial showing secures Scandi-Baltic influence at the UPC

Despite a promising start, the number of UPC cases filed in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm remains low. But with three first-instance divisions an ...

6 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

UPC dismisses Ocado appeal against public access to documents

The UPC Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Ocado, which had challenged lawyer Christopher Stothers over the permissibility of public access to ...

11 April 2024 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

Is Amazon the next big target for patent disputes in Europe?

Amazon is increasingly being confronted with patent lawsuits in Europe concerning products such as its Amazon Prime streaming service or wifi routers. ...

4 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

UK

Patent case numbers rising at UK High Court

The number of newly filed patent cases at the UK High Court rose by over 30% during 2023, after an all-time-low in the previous year. In addition, the ...

19 March 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

Switzerland

Swiss government approves radical revisions to patent examination procedure

The Council of States in Switzerland has resolved the differences in a bill to modernise the Swiss Patent Act, in doing so updating the existing paten ...

15 March 2024 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

English UPC cases rise, but German still dominant language

Since November 2023, companies have filed more UPC lawsuits in English than in German – with the latter still just ahead in terms of the number of cas ...

15 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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