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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 application on four patents.

29 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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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
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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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Hair stylers

Court of Appeal hears first appeal over long-arm jurisdiction in Dyson vs Dreame

Today, the UPC Court of Appeal is hearing appeals by both Dyson and Dreame regarding a PI decision from the Hamburg local division. This marks the fir ...

22 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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DNA sequencing

Illumina and Powell Gilbert in love with Lisbon

Illumina has taken its dispute with Element Biosciences over DNA sequencing technology to the UPC. Together with Powell Gilbert and the Portuguese law ...

21 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Cardiovascular care

AorticLab fends off infringement suit by US competitor Emboline

The local division Munich has ruled that Italian medical device manufacturer AorticLab does not infringe a patent held by its US competitor Emboline. ...

16 January 2026 by Christina Schulze
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Locating technology

Local division Düsseldorf dismisses Ona Patents infringement claim against Google

In the dispute between Ona Patents and Google concerning a patent relating to location-positioning technology in smartphones, the UPC today rejected O ...

15 January 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Streaming technology

Hisense settles global dispute with Nokia over video coding patents

Nokia and Hisense have now settled their multi-jurisdictional dispute over video coding patents. Earlier this week, the Finnish patent holder withdrew ...

8 January 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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E-cigarette technology

Vaporizer battle comes to end with one last win for NJOY at UPC Court of Appeal

NJOY's battle with VMR and Juul Labs over various patents for vaping technology has drawn to a close. In a ruling in the last pending case, the Court ...

7 January 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Excavators

Bobcat challenges competitors Caterpillar and Zeppelin with Quinn Emanuel

The US manufacturer of compact excavators has launched a major attack against its fiercest rival. Bobcat has sued Caterpillar in the US, at the UPC lo ...

17 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Damages

UPC Court of Appeal rules on damages in Oerlikon vs Bhagat

In a dispute between texturing and winding machine manufacturers Oerlikon Textile and Bhagat Textile Engineers, the Court of Appeal has reached a deci ...

15 December 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Glucose-monitoring devices 

Hoffmann-La Roche lands PI against Menarini Diagnostics from UPC

Today, the local division Düsseldorf issued a preliminary injunction in proceedings between Hoffmann-La Roche and Menarini over CGM devices. Various p ...

5 December 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Solar cells

JingAo and Astronergy case takes a turn following UPC decision

Chinese competitors JingAo and Astronergy have settled their dispute following a decisive ruling by the UPC's Munich local division. The agreement end ...

4 December 2025 by Christina Schulze
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FRAND

SEP holders force UPC into FRAND dance with UK courts

Sun Patent Trust has asked the UPC's Paris local division to set a FRAND rate in its dispute with Vivo. Ericsson has also filed a similar FRAND claim ...

2 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Heart-valve technology

Edwards still on winning streak against Meril at UPC Court of Appeal

Edwards Lifesciences has secured another victory against Meril Life Sciences at the UPC. The Court of Appeal has upheld both the revocation judgment f ...

28 November 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Streaming technology

Paramount and Acer push back against Nokia

After Nokia's recent spate of lawsuits, film production company Paramount and Taiwanese laptop manufacturer Acer have countered with their own legal a ...

27 November 2025 by Christina Schulze
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