UPC decision tracker

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

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

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

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

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

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

UPC grants first-ever injunction for infringement of UK designation of European Patent

Mannheim local division grants injunction against German subsidiary of Kodak for infringing acts in the UK

Infringement claim amendment allowed to include non-UPC territories after CJEU Electrolux decision

Munich local division decided amendment could not be made earlier so allowed Syngenta to extend claim to Czechia, Poland and the UK