Unified Patent Court Archives

Supponor turns sport stadium advertising dispute against AIM Sport in Germany

Supponor and AIM Sport's dispute over sports stadium advertising has entered the second round in Germany and the UK. While Supponor continues to infri ...

9 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Biotechnology

ACD and Molecular Instruments take RNA-sequencing patent battle to the UPC

The UK High Court has found two Advanced Cell Diagnostics patents invalid for obviousness, with the company now filing an infringement case against Mo ...

7 May 2024 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Long read

Strong judicial showing secures Scandi-Baltic influence at the UPC

Despite a promising start, the number of UPC cases filed in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm remains low. But with three first-instance divisions an ...

6 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Curio Bioscience, 10x Genomics, patent litigation, UPC, Düsseldorf local division

Unified Patent Court

Partial win for 10x Genomics in PI proceedings against Curio Bioscience

The UPC Düsseldorf local division has ruled in favour of 10x Genomics' PI request in the patent dispute with competitor Curio Bioscience, although it ...

2 May 2024 by Laura King

People & Business

Unified Patent Court

UPC increases German dominance with two new legally qualified judges

In response to the increasing workload, the Unified Patent Court has appointed additional legally qualified judges in Munich and Mannheim. The appoint ...

30 April 2024 by Laura King

Cases

Unified Patent Court

Ballinno mounts VAR challenge against UEFA just weeks before Euros

Ballinno has filed a PI based on patent infringement against Uefa over the unauthorised use of its technology in video-assistant referee (VAR) decisio ...

26 April 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Abbott, SiBio, continuous glucose monitoring, CGM

Medical devices

Abbott launches new wave of CGM patent lawsuits against SiBio in Europe

Abbott Diabetes Care has filed three patent lawsuits for glucose-monitoring device technology against Chinese competitor SiBio Technology and its dist ...

25 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Long read

"Insiders' tip": Scandinavian patent market grows in eminence

The Scandinavian market is considered an insiders' tip in the UPC system, especially for patent firms from the UK. Divisions in Stockholm and Helsinki ...

24 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

UPC dismisses Ocado appeal against public access to documents

The UPC Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Ocado, which had challenged lawyer Christopher Stothers over the permissibility of public access to ...

11 April 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Avalanche rescue devices

Düsseldorf local division upholds sales ban against Mammut avalanche rescue devices

Mammut is still unable to sell its Barryvox avalanche rescue devices in Austria and Germany, as decided today by the UPC's Düsseldorf local division. ...

9 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

Is Amazon the next big target for patent disputes in Europe?

Amazon is increasingly being confronted with patent lawsuits in Europe concerning products such as its Amazon Prime streaming service or wifi routers. ...

4 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

France

Race for talent: how the UPC is influencing the French associate market

While parties filing UPC cases is an increasingly common aspect of patent litigation practices, the development is also of rising importance for paten ...

27 March 2024 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Case preview

Carpmaels steps up for Curio as 10x Genomics challenges competitor at UPC

Today the Düsseldorf local division will hear another application for a preliminary injunction by 10X Genomics against competitor, Curio Bioscience. H ...

26 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Unified Patent Court

Easter surprise as Brødrene Hartmann files claim over egg packaging patent

Egg carton manufacturer Brødrene Hartmann has filed a lawsuit against Omnipac at the UPC, shortly before Easter. The Danish company accuses its German ...

25 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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Unified Patent Court

Top 10 most-read UPC articles in the court's first year

Supponor turns sport stadium advertising dispute against AIM Sport in Germany

ACD and Molecular Instruments take RNA-sequencing patent battle to the UPC

Strong judicial showing secures Scandi-Baltic influence at the UPC

Partial win for 10x Genomics in PI proceedings against Curio Bioscience

UPC increases German dominance with two new legally qualified judges

Ballinno mounts VAR challenge against UEFA just weeks before Euros

Abbott launches new wave of CGM patent lawsuits against SiBio in Europe

"Insiders' tip": Scandinavian patent market grows in eminence

UPC dismisses Ocado appeal against public access to documents

Düsseldorf local division upholds sales ban against Mammut avalanche rescue devices

Is Amazon the next big target for patent disputes in Europe?

Race for talent: how the UPC is influencing the French associate market

Carpmaels steps up for Curio as 10x Genomics challenges competitor at UPC

Easter surprise as Brødrene Hartmann files claim over egg packaging patent