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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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Paris local division revokes DexCom patent

05 July 2024
2024-07-05

DexCom, Inc. v Abbott Laboratories and nine other Abbott entities (UPC_CFI_230/2023) Decision of 4 July 2024 (ORD_37297/2024) [1] The second decision on the merits from the UPC, following just a day...

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Düsseldorf Local Division issues the first UPC decision on the merits and grants injunction in seven UPC member states

04 July 2024
2024-07-04

Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v Bette GmbH & Co. KG (UPC_CFI_7/2023) Decision of 3 July 2024 (ORD_598324/2023 [1]) concerning EP 3 375 337 B1 Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co.

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Abbott v. Sibio: a tale of two applications for provisional measures

26 June 2024
2024-06-26

The Hague Local Division of the Court of First Instance of the UPC has recently issued two decisions concerning provisional measures involving the same parties - the Patentee Applicant, Abbott...

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Defective opt out allows revocation action to proceed at the UPC

13 June 2024
2024-06-13

Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA v Neo Wireless GbmH & Co KG (UPC_CoA_79/2024) Appeal against Order no. 597664/2023[1] in case UPC_CFI_361/2023 of the Central Division, Paris seat Order of 4 June 2024...

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An Ocean Apart – Differences in US and EPO claim interpretation

04 June 2024
2024-06-04

Recent cases from the US Federal Circuit and the EPO Boards of Appeal highlight how the two jurisdictions have reached strict, and completely opposite, approaches to interpreting claims in light of...

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Court of Appeal affirms death of Bayer’s blood clotting patent in expedited hearing

03 June 2024
2024-06-03

The Court of Appeal announced at the conclusion of the hearing, on 16 May 2024, that Bayer's appeal in the rivaroxaban litigation against a finding of invalidity following challenges by a number of...

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UPC Court of Appeal guidance on stay

31 May 2024
2024-05-31

BITZER Electronics A/S v Carrier Corporation (UPC_CFI_263/2023; UPC_CoA_22/2024) Order of 28 May 2024 (ORD_25123/2024)[1] Carrier Corporation is the proprietor of European Patent EP 3 414 708 valid...

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T 0192/22 - Is a first medical use claim a magic bullet?

31 May 2024
2024-05-31

The EIP team was pleased to receive the BoA Decision on T 0197/22 earlier this month, providing the reasons for revocation of Translate Bio's EP 3318248 B1 at the oral proceedings held in March,...

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Security for Costs

28 May 2024
2024-05-28

Ballinno B.V. v Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Kinexon GmbH and Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH (UPC_CFI_151/2024) Order of 14 May 2024 (ORD_23557/2024)[1] Ballinno B.V.

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T 1762/21 – The EPO Board of Appeal Clarifies the Term “Inextricably Linked” When Assessing an Intermediate Generalisation

24 May 2024
2024-05-24

A recent decision from a Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office provides clarity as to how "intermediate generalisations" are assessed for added matter.

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UPC rules it has jurisdiction in cases where a claim is brought in violation of a contract

23 May 2024
2024-05-23

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. v Roche Diabetes Care GmbH (UPC_CFI_589997/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_7903/2024) [1] Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc & Tandem Diabetes Care...

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UPC allows intervention by Licensee

22 May 2024
2024-05-22

Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. v. expert klein GmbH, expert e-Commerce GmbH (UPC_CFI_363/2023) Order of 22 April 2024 (ORD_5343/2024)[1] Seoul Viosys sued expert klein GmbH and expert e-Commerce GmbH for...

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Interpretation allowed only at party’s own cost

21 May 2024
2024-05-21

CEAD B.V. & CEAD USA B.V. v BEGO Medical GmbH (UPC_CFI_367/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_24708/2024)[1] The UPC is an international system in which a large number of languages may be employed, and...

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Updated EPO Guidelines on AI – why US companies should encourage close collaboration between their US and European attorneys on AI patent applications

20 May 2024
2024-05-20

On 1 March 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) updated its Guidelines for Examination regarding AI inventions. This included new wording relating to the sufficient disclosure of training data.

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UPC Court of Appeal Confirms no Provisional Injunction for VusionGroup

17 May 2024
2024-05-17

VusionGroup SA (formerly SES-imagotag SA) v Hanshow UPC_CoA_1/2024 Order of 13 May 2024 (ORD_17447/2024)[1] SES-imagotag SA, which in the meantime has changed its name to VusionGroup SA, was refused...

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Christof Höhne
Partner, Rechtsanwalt, UPC Representative
Jerome Spaargaren
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
Matthew Blaseby
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
Michael Nielsen
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
Darren Smyth
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Design Attorney, UPC Representative
Monika Rai
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Solicitor, UPC Representative
Isabelle Schaller
Partner, Rechtsanwältin, UPC Representative
Sebastian Fuchs
Partner, Rechtsanwalt, UPC Representative
Gareth Probert
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
Heather McCann
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
James Seymour
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
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