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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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Tilting At Windmills

28 June 2022
2022-06-28

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for Pride Month. I sat down, started to write, and the next thing I knew it was two hours later and I had eight pages of righteous anger and elaborate verbiage...

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What is the Unitary Patent, and how do I get one?

09 June 2022
2022-06-09

The Unitary Patent will be a single patent right, obtained via the European Patent Office, covering all EU Member States which have ratified the agreement at the patent grant date.

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Patents Court affirms power to grant injunctions for pre-grant patents, but refuses injunction for Novartis

07 June 2022
2022-06-07

Swiss drug-maker, Novartis, sought a preliminary injunction to keep Teva and four other generics off the market for its prescription-only relapse remitting multiple sclerosis treatment, fingolimod,...

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Pride Month, Progress, and The Paradox of Tolerance

06 June 2022
2022-06-06

Once upon a time, in New York City, there was a riot.Not, by itself, an especially notable occurrence – New York is a pretty good place for rioting, as such places go, and as both myself and my...

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Mobility-as-a-Service – how will you travel?

24 May 2022
2022-05-24

Mobility-as-a-Service - how will you travel? The taxi service industry has undergone huge disruption over the last decade with the proliferation of ride-hailing apps.

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High Court refuses Neurim and Flynn interim injunction against Teva in third instalment of melatonin product dispute

16 May 2022
2022-05-16

In the third chapter of Neurim and Flynn's dispute with generic companies, Mr Justice Mellor refused the Claimants' application for an interim injunction against generic giant, Teva, on the basis...

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Not a “FUNTIME” in Court for toy manufacturer after trademark infringement claim in IPEC fails

10 May 2022
2022-05-10

This judgment concerns a claim for infringement of a UK and EU registered trademark brought in IPEC by Luen Fat Metal and Plastic Manufactory Co Ltd (the "Claimant") against Funko UK, Ltd (the...

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The Club isn’t the Best Place (to find a DNI), so the Court is where Sheeran Goes

13 April 2022
2022-04-13

On 6 April 2022, Mr Justice Zacaroli ruled on the highly publicised case involving Ed Sheeran (and others) against Sam Chokri (and others) over Mr Sheeran's 2017 well-known hit "Shape of You.

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Flynn held to be exclusive licensee while both parties at fault on costs in Neurim v Mylan Court of Appeal judgment

06 April 2022
2022-04-06

On 29 March 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in relation to appeals made by the Claimants (Neurim and Flynn) on two issues. Overturning Marcus Smith J's decisions, the Court of Appeal,...

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Court of Appeal Maintain Status Quo in Neurim v Mylan By Refusing Injunctive Relief

04 April 2022
2022-04-04

In the latest flurry of judgments to arise from the Neurim v Mylan (now trading as Viatris) battle over Neurim's insomnia patent and Mylan's presence on the market with its generic version, we report...

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Loonshot in Surgical Robotics - Patent Landscape Analysis

31 March 2022
2022-03-31

Loonshot = an idea that's not just big, it seems mad to even try - Safi BahcallRobot-assisted surgery is a hot area in Medtech. The number of patent filings in robotic surgery system (patent...

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Failure to serve US company

30 March 2022
2022-03-30

The US member of an international group of companies has successfully disputed that it has been duly served via the office of its UK subsidiary.

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G1/22 & G2/22: Entitlement to priority

30 March 2022
2022-03-30

BackgroundAs shown by the figure above, the applications in question are European stage of an application under the Patent Cooperation treaty (PCT) and its divisional applications.

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Design Rights and Video Evidence Wrongs

03 March 2022
2022-03-03

ASR Interiors Limited v 1) AWS Trading Limited and 2) Giatalia International LimitedA design rights case that provides an example of the wrong way to give video evidence.

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CHINA TANG vs CHINA TANG

25 February 2022
2022-02-25

In a clash of a Cantonese restaurant called CHINA TANG and a Chinese takeaway also called CHINA TANG, the former succeeds.Background The Claimants in this case run a Cantonese restaurant called...

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Jerome Spaargaren
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Matthew Blaseby
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Michael Nielsen
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Monika Rai
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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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Partner, Solicitor

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