UPC case Archives

Seoul Viosys, Laser Components, Photon Waves, LED chips

UPC enforces strict deadlines in Seoul Viosys LED dispute

Photon Wave may not sell its UVC LED chips in France. The Paris local division has ruled that a patent owned by Seoul Viosys is infringed. However, th ...

25 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Damages claim

NanoString demands damages for enforcement of PI

One of the first cases at the UPC continues to shape the young court's jurisprudence. In the dispute over spatial profiling technology, NanoString is ...

23 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Novartis, Accord, apple sauce, nilotinib

Cancer drug

Novartis and Accord settle UPC dispute over drug administration with apple sauce

Novartis and Accord have settled their dispute over the active ingredient nilotinib, marking the end of another UPC pharmaceutical patent case through ...

17 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Campervans

UPC rules on product-by-process claims in Knaus Tabbert campervan dispute

Anyone selling a product whose technical features are protected by a patent infringes that patent, even if the development processes differ. The UPC's ...

16 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

MediaTek, Huawei, UPC, semiconductor chips

Chip technology

MediaTek and Huawei take multi-jurisdictional chip battle to the UPC

Huawei has filed its next round of UPC suits concerning SEPs, with new lawsuits against MediaTek. The Chinese tech group continues to show faith in th ...

15 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

FujiFilm, Kodak, UPC, Mannheim local division

Printing technology

UPC grants FujiFilm and Hoyng ROKH Monegier injunction against Kodak

Kodak may no longer sell certain printing plates in Germany following a ruling by the UPC's Mannheim local division. FujiFilm has secured an initial v ...

3 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Hurom, NUC, Warmcook, local division Mannheim UPC, slow juicers

Consumer goods

Mannheim local division favours practical approach for calculating damages

The Korean manufacturer of kitchen appliances NUC and its European distributor Warmcook can no longer sell one of their slow juicers in Europe, follow ...

13 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Cholesterol-lowering drugs

UPC hears first main trial concerning second medical use

This week, the UPC heard its first hearing on the merits in a second medical use patent case. The dispute is part of ongoing litigation in various cou ...

26 February 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Suinno, Mikko Väänänen, Microsoft, UPC, Court of Appeal, Luxembourg

Unified Patent Court

Court of Appeal rules Suinno's representative not independent

The position of Suinno's representative as the company's managing director and shareholder precludes him from representing Suinno in an application fo ...

12 February 2025 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Promosome, BioNTech, Pfizer, COVID-19, Comirnaty

mRNA technology

Battle over COVID-19 vaccines reaches UPC as Promosome sues BioNTech

The dispute over mRNA technology has now reached the UPC. After BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty was attacked in national courts by Moderna and C ...

7 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Walt Disney, Disney+, InterDigital, video streaming

Video streaming technology

InterDigital launches attack on Disney at multiple venues including UPC

Video streaming is increasingly the focus of patent litigation. InterDigital is now suing the Walt Disney Company in the US, Brazil and Europe over pa ...

6 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Jurisdictional challenge

Long arm of UPC extends to the UK

In a highly debated decision, the UPC has taken a stance on long-arm jurisdiction. In the dispute between Fujifilm and Kodak, the local division Düsse ...

29 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Juul Labs, VMR, NJOY, e-cigarettes, vaporizer, UPC

E-cigarette technology

Juul Labs now ahead in e-cigarette battle with NJOY after latest ruling

NJOY has challenged nine patents owned by Juul Labs and its subsidiary VMR Products. After seven rulings, the patent holder has a slight lead. However ...

23 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Fives, Reel, UPC Court of Appeal, Luxembourg, aluminium, aluminum

Unified Patent Court

Fives successful with damages claim in UPC appeal

In the dispute between Fives and Reel, the UPC has declared itself competent to rule on a damages claim, even though a national court has ruled on the ...

20 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Cancer drug

Novartis fights Accord's UPC lawsuit with Bristows

Accord has filed a declaration of non-infringement against Novartis at the UPC central division Milan. The case concerns the active ingredient nilotin ...

3 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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