Unified Patent Court Archives

UPC infringement case can resume after EPO upholds 10x Genomics patent

The EPO Opposition Division has upheld 10x Genomics' important spatial profiling patent. The Munich local division can now resume the infringement pro ...

27 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

European Patent Office

EPO statistics show surge in Unitary Patents

Demand for European patents with unitary effect is rising across Europe, even as total patent applications at the European Patent Office showed a slig ...

26 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Juul Labs, NJOY, Paris central division, VMR, revocation, vaporizer

E-cigarette technology

Juul Labs ahead in battle with NJOY but fight continues at Court of Appeal

NJOY has challenged nine patents owned by Juul Labs and its subsidiary VMR Products. The Paris central division has ruled in all nine proceedings, wit ...

24 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Munich, newly filed patent cases, Düsseldorf, patent courts

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

Cases

Hurom, NUC, Warmcook, local division Mannheim UPC, slow juicers

Consumer goods

Mannheim local division favours practical approach for calculating damages

The Korean manufacturer of kitchen appliances NUC and its European distributor Warmcook can no longer sell one of their slow juicers in Europe, follow ...

13 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

French patent firms, France, litigation, cases, law firms

France Market Report 2025

French law firms race to adapt as UPC reshapes patent litigation landscape

Never has the French legal market seen such extensive partner moves and strategic investments among law firms as it has since the UPC's launch. French ...

12 March 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Avalanche rescue devices

Swiss court limits scope of Ortovox's avalanche rescue patent

The patent for locating avalanche victims that Ortovox is asserting against Mammut at the UPC is only valid to a limited extent in Switzerland, accord ...

4 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Marjolein Visser, UPC, legally qualified judge, LQJ, Paris central division

UPC legal judges

UPC further expands judiciary with new judge at Paris central division

After announcing plans to expand its judges ranks, the Unified Patent Court has now selected Marjolein Visser as a new legally qualified judge in Pari ...

28 February 2025 by Laura King

Is the UPC a leading forum for global tech disputes?

At this joint event hosted by Pinsent Masons and JUVE Patent, a group of industry leaders debated whether – following the issuance of three important ...

27 February 2025 by Pinsent Masons LLP

Cases

Cholesterol-lowering drugs

UPC hears first main trial concerning second medical use

This week, the UPC heard its first hearing on the merits in a second medical use patent case. The dispute is part of ongoing litigation in various cou ...

26 February 2025 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

transparency, UPC, rulings, confidentiality

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

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court 2025 budget

UPC to hire multiple new judges in 2025

In 2025 the UPC will massively increase the number of judges, according to the court's recently published budget. The document also reveals the top ea ...

19 February 2025 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

David Por, Clifford Chance, Paris, A&O Shearman

France

Clifford Chance boosts Paris team with David Por

David Por is joining Clifford Chance at the beginning of March. He is a partner in A&O Shearman's IP team in Paris. Two associates will join him i ...

14 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Suinno, Mikko Väänänen, Microsoft, UPC, Court of Appeal, Luxembourg

Unified Patent Court

Court of Appeal rules Suinno's representative not independent

The position of Suinno's representative as the company's managing director and shareholder precludes him from representing Suinno in an application fo ...

12 February 2025 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

judge Dirk Böttcher, Mannheim Regional Court, Mannheim local division, UPC

Germany

Changes at Regional Court Mannheim as judge Dirk Böttcher moves to UPC full time

The Mannheim local division continues to increase its capacities. This has consequences for the national patent court in Mannheim. Dirk Böttcher has n ...

10 February 2025 by Laura King

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