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Chinese companies13 Aug 2026
38%

of 2025 infringement actions at the UPC involved a Chinese party.

Chinese companies and the UPC: from enforcement targets to strategic users

The UPC's 2025 Annual Report shows Chinese parties playing a growing part in UPC litigation. We look at what that means.

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SEP and FRAND7 Jun 2026

Choosing your SEP battleground: UPC, Germany or UK?

The key points SEP owners should weigh when choosing where to litigate.

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Procedure21 Jan 2026

Confidentiality at the UPC: what litigants need to know

How sensitive information is protected, and when hearings can be private.

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Biopharma13 Apr 2026

Biopharma strategy in 2026: lessons from 2025 on AI, M&A and the UPC

What biopharma teams can take from 2025 as they plan for 2026.

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UK and the UPC26 Jun 2025

Unified Patent Court: the impact of Brexit

Could the UK take part in the UPC without rejoining the EU?

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Determining Date of Service and Corresponding Time limits

28 September 2023
2023-09-28

Amgen Inc v Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Ors Order of 29 August 2023 (Order ref ORD_566193/2023)[1] This case arises from a difference of date of service on multiple defendants, and thus raises...

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Injunction granted in 10x Genomics v NanoString

27 September 2023
2023-09-27

The UPC Local Division in Munich handed down a decision on 19 September 2023 following a hearing over two days on 5/6 September 2023, granting a provisional injunction against NanoString to restrain...

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When can third parties obtain access to written pleadings and evidence at UPC?

22 September 2023
2023-09-22

A judge of the Central court in Munich has recently considered a request by a third party for access to written pleadings and evidence under Rule 262.1(b) in two cases.

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Extension of time limit for statement of defence

20 September 2023
2023-09-20

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. Order of 23 August 2023 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Claimant in the main action) is the proprietor of EP3646825,...

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Parties and their lawyers will have to reveal how the sausage is made.

18 September 2023
2023-09-18

Cook UK Limited v Boston Scientific Limited & Ors [2023] EWHC 2163 (Pat) A little over two years ago a new practice direction, called PD57AC, was issued regarding the preparation of witness...

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First to file at the UPC

15 September 2023
2023-09-15

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Others v Amgen Inc - Order of 24 August 2023 Background On the opening day of UPC, 1 June 2023, Amgen sued Sanofi for infringement of EP 3,666,797 in the Munich...

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Terminology at the Unified Patent Court

12 September 2023
2023-09-12

The UPC is a new legal system, and it is not to be expected that its terminology should follow any single national system. When we look at the UPC Agreement itself, and the Rules of Procedure and the...

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Trade Secrets vs. Patents in the UK Space Sector

11 September 2023
2023-09-11

In this article we take a look at how trade secrets and patents compare as means of protecting inventions by UK space sector businesses. Background Properly protecting intellectual property is a key...

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A Year in Patents - Part 3/4: The Procedures of International Patent Prosecution

05 September 2023
2023-09-05

Dr Girish Nivarti joined EIP's London office in October 2022. In this four-part series, he chronicles his first year as a trainee patent attorney.

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UPC Exceptionally grants extension of time limit for preliminary objection

04 September 2023
2023-09-04

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. Order of 1 August 2023 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Claimant in the main action) is the proprietor of EP3646825,...

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Provisional Injunction granted by the Unified Patent Court

29 August 2023
2023-08-29

myStromer AG v Revolt Zycling AG, Order of 22 June 2023 and Order of 30 June 2023 [1] The UPC - Düsseldorf Local Division - has issued its first ex parte provisional injunction only recently...

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Orders to Preserve Evidence granted by the Unified Patent Court

22 August 2023
2023-08-22

Oerlikon Textile GMBH & CO KG v Himson Engineering Private Limited, Order of 13 June 2023 Oerlikon Textile GMBH & CO KG v Bhagat Group, Order of 14 June 2023 Just two weeks after the Unified Patent...

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#Barbenheimer: A Tale of Patents, Designs and Possibilities

15 August 2023
2023-08-15

Introduction The Barbenheimer phenomenon has broken several box-office records. Barbie has made Greta Gerwig the first solo female director to produce a $1 billion dollar film, while Christopher...

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Cheers and confusion: General Court agrees that STONE and STONES are one and the same

14 August 2023
2023-08-14

This article first appeared in WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in July 2023. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli shines a light on claim construction in patent dispute for glass lamps

09 August 2023
2023-08-09

Heraeus Noblelight Ltd v First Light Lamps Ltd [2023] EWHC 1950 (Pat) (31 July 2023) Summary This case revolves around a patent infringement dispute between two specialist lamp manufacturers, Hereaus...

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