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UPC reshuffles local division Mannheim

Holger Kircher is stepping back from his UPC duties. The court has appointed German judge Tobias Sender as his successor at the Mannheim local division, thus boosting its capacities.

26 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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The strategic use of the Unified Patent Court– taken both from a claimant’s and a defendant’s perspective

The UPC’s role in global patent litigation: A closer look at its strategic use

At this joint IP Event by BARDEHLE PAGENBERG and JUVE PATENT, we shared a closer look at the strategic use of the Unified Patent Court– taken both fro ...

1 August 2025 by BARDEHLE PAGENBERG
People & Business
Germany

Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe appoints new presiding judge

The Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe has appointed a new presiding judge to the 6th Civil Senate. He brings relevant experience in patent proceedings a ...

14 July 2025 by Christina Schulze
People & Business
Interview

Werner Richter: "UPC brings brain drain, but attracts young judges to patent law"

As the UPC increasingly woos litigants and judges alike, Germany as a patent litigation venue is changing. JUVE Patent spoke to Werner Richter, presid ...

4 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
UK

Colin Birss appointed chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales

Lord Justice Colin Birss has been appointed Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales. He takes up the position from 1 November when the curre ...

2 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter
Legal Commentary
Unified Patent Court

An expanding court: The current capacities of UPC judges

How judges split their time between the UPC and national courts can influence where companies file their cases. As the UPC ramps up its capacities thr ...

16 June 2025 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

The UPC two years in: close to 900 cases and plenty of settlements

As the Unified Patent Court marks its second anniversary, its caseload stands at 883 new cases by the end of May. Recent weeks have seen numerous sett ...

5 June 2025 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
UPC technical judges

An overview of all technically qualified UPC judges

JUVE Patent presents a full overview of technically qualified judges at the Unified Patent Court. All 80 judges are employed on a case-by-case basis.

28 May 2025 by Christina Schulze
Legal Commentary
Case management system

UPC confirms new system on track for July launch

The UPC's new case management system is set to go live in July as planned. The court confirmed this in response to an enquiry from JUVE Patent. It wil ...

16 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
France

First French decision on disparagement issue relating to pending UPC cases

In April, a French court extended the concept of disparagement to an ongoing UPC case for the first time. The ruling affects Dutch company Qiagen, whi ...

2 May 2025 by Christina Schulze
Cases
UK Court of Appeal

Praesidiad vs Zaun design dispute puts Brexit IP transition under scrutiny

Without Brexit, this infringement case would have concluded long ago. But today, the UK Court of Appeal will hear whether Zaun can challenge a Communi ...

1 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
French patent courts

Cases at Paris patent chamber decline for first time in years

The number of new patent lawsuits filed at the Paris Judicial Court fell in 2024 for the first time since records began five years ago. This follows a ...

7 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
German patent courts

Munich overtakes Düsseldorf as Europe's busiest patent court

Munich now has the highest number of new patent cases, both at the UPC and nationally. While the overall number of cases in Germany fell again in 2024 ...

14 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
UK patent courts

FRAND licence disputes did not lead to more cases at UK patent courts

The number of cases at the UK High Court fell slightly in 2024, while the IPEC saw a modest increase in IP cases compared to the previous year. Howeve ...

11 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
Unified Patent Court

How transparent is the Unified Patent Court?

From the outset, transparency, confidentiality and public access to documents were the subject of intensive discussions between the new court and its ...

20 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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The UPC’s approach to assess inventive step - a new approach reflecting the German practice?

During the first 18 months of the UPC, several decisions addressing the assessment of inventive step were made available that can be used as a guideli ...

27 January 2025 by DHS
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