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NUC, Warmcook, Hurom, slow juicer, Preu Bohlig, Hoyng ROKH Monegier
Slow juicers

NUC and Preu Bohlig overturn slow juicer ruling on appeal

NUC and Warmcook are free again to market their Auto 10 slow juicer in several European countries. The UPC Court of Appeal overturned a previous decis ...

30 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases
FujiFilm, Kodak, printing plates
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Court of Appeal hears Fujifilm vs Kodak over two days

FujiFilm vs Kodak was one of the first major battles at the UPC. Now the manufacturers of printing plates are meeting for the big showdown at the Cour ...

27 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
UPC, divisions, German dominance,
Opinion

"Only a truly European UPC is attractive in the long term"

An open letter from Bardehle Pagenberg has shone a spotlight on current conflicts over the distribution of cases at the UPC, which are directed agains ...

26 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Abbott, Sinocare, Menarini, glucose-monitoring devices
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Abbott, Sinocare and Menarini meet for second time at Court of Appeal

Abbott's lawsuits against various competitors over glucose-monitoring devices have characterised the first two years of the UPC's existence. Today, th ...

26 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
UPC, German dominance, open letter, Bardehle Pagenberg, EPLAW
Unified Patent Court

Europe debates the redistribution of UPC cases

The dominance of the German local divisions and a fairer distribution of new cases are currently hot topics in the European patent community. In an op ...

25 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Cup&Cino, Alpina, milk frothers
Milk frothers

Cup&Cino wins with Boehmert & Boehmert in dispute over milk frothers

After an unsuccessful application for a PI in Vienna, Cup&Cino has now prevailed in the proceedings on the merits against competitor Alpina. The l ...

24 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Silimed, Polytech, UPC, breast implants
Breast implants

After ownership change: Silimed and Polytech poised to fight it out at UPC

The battle over breast implants is entering the next round. After securing the rights to a patent in a lengthy entitlement action, Silimed has now fil ...

20 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Legal Commentary
Local division Mannheim, ZTE, Samsung, Peter Tochtermann, FRAND
Standard essential patents

Local division Mannheim flirts with setting FRAND rate

German courts have always had a reputation for avoiding FRAND-rate determinations. Until now. Following Munich Regional Court, Mannheim local division ...

19 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Samsung, ZTE, FRAND, local division Mannheim
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Local division Mannheim holds single day hearing for ZTE vs Samsung

The local division Mannheim had originally scheduled the hearing for three days. It has since been reduced to one. With no settlement in sight, the lo ...

18 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
judges, UPC, UK High Court, Amazon, InterDigital
Opinion

"An interim Venice judges' conference is desperately needed"

Europe's leading patent litigation jurisdictions are clashing over the global SEP licence dispute between InterDigital and Amazon. The tone between th ...

17 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Huawei, Disney, streaming, Meta, Facebook
Streaming technology

Huawei launches another major battle over streaming against Disney

Endless streaming is the promise of many platforms. This seems to also generate an endless stream of patent disputes over the technology. Now Huawei i ...

13 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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ParTec, Bernhard Frohwitter, Nvidia
Supercomputers

Dispute between ParTec and Nvidia threatens to escalate after dismissal

Nvidia does not infringe one of three patents held by Munich-based ParTec AG, owned by entrepreneur and lawyer Bernhard Frohwitter. The Munich local d ...

11 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Qualcomm, NST, chip, semiconductors
Chip technology

Qualcomm and Bardehle win semiconductor dispute with NST

Qualcomm may continue to sell its Snapdragon chips in UPC territory. The Munich local division has rejected the lawsuits filed by Network System Techn ...

11 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
CJEU, Court of Appeal, Dyson, Dreame, long-arm jurisdiction
Long-arm jurisdiction

UPC Court of Appeal refers long-arm jurisdiction issue to the CJEU

The European Court of Justice will again deal with long-arm jurisdiction. In the appeal by Dyson and Dreame, the UPC Court of Appeal has just decided ...

6 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
Unified Patent Court. judges. UPC
Unified Patent Court

All UPC judges and their current capacities

The Unified Patent Court currently employs 134 legally and technically qualified judges. The court recently created a second panel at the Local Divisi ...

2 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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