Unified Patent Court

6 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

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

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

30 April 2024 by Laura King

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 ...

26 April 2024 by Amy Sandys

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 ...

25 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

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

11 April 2024 by Amy Sandys

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 ...

9 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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. ...

4 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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. ...

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

26 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

25 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

15 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

English UPC cases rise, but German still dominant language

Since November 2023, companies have filed more UPC lawsuits in English than in German – with the latter still just ahead in terms of the number of cas ...