Update on Unitary Patent request filing statistics

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June 14, 2023
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The first batch of unitary patents was registered this week. According to the European Patent Register, 609 requests for unitary effect have been allowed and published on Monday 12 June 2023. A further grant of unitary effect was published on Tuesday 13 June 2023. Another 42 grants of unitary effect have been published on Wednesday 14 June 2023. A yet further batch of 16 is indicated for publication on Thursday 15 June, 36 on Friday 16 June and 12 on Monday 19 June. This brings the total of granted unitary patents to date to 716.

The unitary effect applies retrospectively from the grant date of the European patent, which is 7 June 2023 in all cases.

A total of 958 requests for unitary effect are recorded as having been filed, so 242 are still pending as of today, Wednesday 14 June 2023.

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The Court of Appeal clarified the necessity of formal applications to maintain confidentiality in Unified Patent Court (UPC) proceedings when disclosing ordered information. This ruling arose from a dispute involving patent infringement and confidentiality claims between EOFlow and Insulet.
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Long arm not available for amended patent
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IMC Créations is a French company specialising in anti-theft systems for vehicles, particularly commercial vehicles. Among other things, it sells locks for the side and rear doors of commercial vehicles. Mul-T-Lock belongs to the Assa Abloy group and specialises in high security locking and access control systems, in particular pick-resistant keys and locks. IMC alleged that Mul-T-Lock’s MPV 1000 padlock infringes its unitary patent EP4153830 and the corresponding Swiss national validation.
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Re-establishment of rights following failure to apply for a cost decision in time
02 March 2026
The dispute arises out of earlier proceedings between Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG (claimant) and Vibrantz GmbH (defendant), relating to European Patent No. 3215288. The Munich Local Division issued a substantive decision on 10 October 2025 addressing infringement and a counterclaim for revocation. Among other findings, the court partially revoked the patent in three Contracting Member States and dismissed the infringement action. In its cost decision, the court apportioned 40% of the costs to the defendant and 60% to the claimant.
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