UPC decision tracker

Osborne Clarke's site contains our summaries of the UPC's substantive decisions, capturing the points you need to know. You can also access Osborne Clarke's more detailed insights on individual decisions, find guides and information to help you navigate the UPC landscape, and stay updated with the latest UPC news.

Latest UPC substantive decisions

Decision date:
11 November 2025
Tech
Procedural
Provisional measures
Düsseldorf LD

Hewlett-Packard Development Company v Andreas Rentmeister & Anor (UPC_CFI_515/2025)

Decision date:
07 November 2025
Other sector
Provisional measures
Claim construction
Preliminary injunction lifted
Court of Appeal

OTEC v Steros (UPC_CoA_579/2025)

Decision date:
05 November 2025
Retail & Consumer
Infringement
Revocation
Hamburg LD

Dolle v Fakro & Ors (UPC_CFI_461/2024)

Decision date:
05 November 2025
Tech
Claim construction
Revocation
Court of Appeal

Seoul Viosys v expert e-Commerce & Anor (UPC_CoA_762/2024 & UPC_CoA_773/2024)

Decision date:
03 November 2025
Energy
Infringement
Revocation
Procedural
Paris CD

IMI Hydronic v Belparts (UPC_CFI_104/2025 & UPC_CFI_364/2025)

Decision date:
31 October 2025
Tech
Preliminary objection
Court of Appeal

Sun Patent Trust v Vivo Mobile Communication & Ors (UPC_CoA_755/2025 & UPC_CoA_757/2025)

Decision date:
30 October 2025
Tech
Preservation of evidence
Düsseldorf LD

Van Loon v Inverquark (UPC_CFI_1325/2025)

Decision date:
30 October 2025
Other sector
Security for costs
Court of Appeal

Oerlikon Textile v Bhagat Textile Engineers (UPC_CoA_8/2025)

Our UPC insights

Intellectual property

Munich court grants Germany's first pan-EU cross-border patent injunction post-BSH v Electrolux

Munich Regional Court relied on BSH v Electrolux to injunct Formycon's aflibercept formulation in 22 countries based on doctrine of equivalents 

18 November 2025
Intellectual property

Munich court grants Germany's first pan-EU cross-border patent injunction post-BSH v Electrolux

Munich Regional Court relied on BSH v Electrolux to injunct Formycon's aflibercept formulation in 22 countries based on doctrine of equivalents 

14 November 2025
Unified Patent Court

UPC grants first anti-interim-licence injunction in SEP dispute; English court responds with anti-anti-suit relief

Mannheim LD granted provisional measures to prevent Amazon seeking interim-licence declarations in English courts

28 October 2025
Unified Patent Court

UPC flexes long-arm jurisdiction again by granting permanent injunction covering non-UPC and non-EU states

The Hague LD made inter partes validity findings in relation to non-EU patent designations

23 October 2025
Unified Patent Court

UPC flexes long-arm jurisdiction again by granting permanent injunction covering non-UPC and non-EU states

23 October 2025
Unified Patent Court

Life sciences at the fore of preliminary injunction trends emerging from Europe's UPC

Half of PIs granted at first instance on inter partes basis, with invalidity and non-infringement main points of refusal

09 October 2025
Unified Patent Court

Setting the stage: UPC Court of Appeal confirms the test for 'imminent infringement'

Zentiva's reimbursement approval found to be sufficient to meet the test and a preliminary injunction was granted against it

18 September 2025
Unified Patent Court

Drop anchor! UPC uses anchor defendant to grant first Spanish preliminary injunction against a Hong Kong-based manufacturer

Hamburg LD extends UPC's long-arm jurisdiction using the manufacturer's German representative as an anchor defendant to obtain jurisdiction over its activities in a non-UPC state

15 September 2025

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