Recent UPC insights

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

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

The year ahead for intellectual property: what to look forward to in 2025

There will be a continued focus on the interplay between IP and AI and further development of the UPC, as well as designs reform, and another UK Supreme Court trade mark decision

Global disputes over solar PV patents are on the rise this decade

Litigation in areas such as TOPCon and thin-film tech could disrupt the market significantly as rights holders enforce patents

Emerging trends from the Unified Patent Court

In the wake of the first substantive decisions on the merits, what trends are arising from the UPC's case law so far?

The EU's draft standard essential patents regulation: what you need to know

Reform would radically alter European SEP licensing by focusing on alternative dispute resolution: how would it work?

European Parliament committees and EPO issue opinions on draft SEP regulations

Commission's proposals would drastically change the landscape of standard essential patent licensing disputes in the EU

New judicial code of conduct addresses partiality concerns over UPC part-time technical judges

A new code supplements rules on judicial independence and impartiality in the Unified Patent Court Agreement and Statute