Unified Patent Court Archives

capacities, working hours, judges, UPC, 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 through new appointments and potentially establishing ...

26 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Life sciences

UPC sees next life sciences case as Guardant sues Sophia Genetics

The UPC is seeing more life sciences battles. In the latest case, Guardant Health has sued Sophia Genetics at the local division Paris over a liquid b ...

23 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Sketchers, Kizik, Fast IP, hands-free slip-on shoes, slip-ins

Footwear

Skechers sued at UPC and in US over hands-free slip-on shoes

Slip-on trainers are known in Europe primarily through Nike, which licenses the technology from patent holder Kizik. Now global footwear brand Skecher ...

22 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Washtower, Bega, washing machine cabinets, PI

Preliminary injunction

UPC grants PI against Bega in fight with Washtower over washing machine cabinets

The UPC's local division The Hague has issued Washtower with a preliminary injunction against certain models of washing machine cabinets from competit ...

18 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Abbott, Sinocar, Dexcom, SiBio, glucose-monitoring

Case preview

Abbott vs Sinocare: UPC hears PI cases over glucose-monitoring devices

Today, the UPC local division The Hague is hearing two PI claims by Abbott concerning a glucose-monitoring device from Sinocare and Menarini. Taylor W ...

3 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Germany

Carpmaels next UK firm to expand in Germany

Carpmaels & Ransford already has a representative office in Munich. But now the UK firm is bringing in two litigators from Hoffmann Eitle to fully ...

1 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

local division Mannheim, Tobias Sender, Holger Kircher, UPC, judges

Patent courts

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 divisio ...

26 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Cochlear implants

No automatic service via lawyers to Chinese defendant in MED-EL case

Nurotron's counsel Clifford Chance does not have to accept a main action brought by MED-EL in the dispute over cochlear implants, even if it is alread ...

25 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Expert klein, Expert e-Commerce, Seoul Viosys, Seoul Semiconductors, CJEU

LED technology

No referral to CJEU in cost dispute between Expert klein and Seoul Viosys

Expert klein has failed in its appeal to the UPC Court of Appeal to overturn a court costs decision from the first instance. The Court of Appeal also ...

22 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Hair stylers

Dyson and DLA land PI over Dreame hair stylers in UPC territory and Spain

Dreame may no longer sell older versions of its hair stylers in UPC countries. The local division Hamburg handed down the ruling in a preliminary inju ...

21 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Gilead, remdesivir, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Chinese research institute, Hoyng ROKH Monegier

Pharmaceuticals

Gilead attacks remdesivir patent of Chinese research institute at UPC

US biotech company Gilead has filed a new revocation action with the UPC targeting a patent owned by the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences. ...

19 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Food waste recycling

Orbisk and Hoyng ROKH successfully fend off Winnow's UPC suit

The Dutch company Orbisk has won a round in its dispute over food waste management solutions for commercial kitchens. For now, it can continue selling ...

14 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Boehringer Ingelheim, Zentiva, Ofev, nintedanib, Portugal

Respiratory drug

Court of Appeal grants final victory to Boehringer in PI case against Zentiva

After losing its PI bid at the UPC local division Lisbon in May, Boehringer Ingelheim has now come out on top. The Court of Appeal finds Zentiva is at ...

14 August 2025 by Laura King

Cases

Supercomputers

Frohwitter puts pressure on Nvidia with third UPC suit

Partec has filed another lawsuit against Nvidia at the Unified Patent Court. The move comes after a setback for the Munich-based supercomputing compan ...

12 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

mRNA, covid-19 vaccines, GSK, Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech, CureVac

mRNA technology

mRNA patent wars kick into higher gear during dog days of summer

The global patent disputes between mRNA vaccine manufacturers have once again set the patent community buzzing. While GSK launched several lawsuits at ...

11 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Merz, Viatris, Fampyra, A&O Shearman, Carpmaels & Ransford

Multiple sclerosis drug

Carpmaels and A&O Shearman file first SPC suit at UPC for Merz against Viatris

The German pharmaceutical company Merz has filed a PI action against Viatris at the Paris local division. According to JUVE Patent information, this m ...

11 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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