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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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Glivec decision raises issues over senior courts ruling in patent cases

10 May 2013
2013-05-10

In his latest IPKat post, Darren Smyth “despairs” at the judgment by the Indian Supreme Court in the recent Glivec decision, refusing the patent application directed to imatinib mesylate in beta...

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Nestec SA & Ors v Dualit Ltd & Ors: Poisonous Priority

09 May 2013
2013-05-09

Darren Smyth’s latest IPKat post is about the recent case of Nestec SA & Ors v Dualit Ltd & Ors concerning Nespresso coffee makers and their coffee capsules.

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Omnipharm v Merial – winner gets it spot-on

23 April 2013
2013-04-23

In Omnipharm Limited v Merial [2013] EWCA Civ 2, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (CA) upheld a first instance decision to revoke one of Merial’s patents on grounds of insufficiency.

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Resolution Chemicals Ltd v H. Lundbeck A/S: SPCs and privity

18 April 2013
2013-04-18

Darren Smyth’s latest IPKat post concerns the recent decision on a preliminary point in Resolution Chemicals Ltd v H. Lundbeck A/S, and Lundbeck’s SPC for escitalopram.

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Three ways of improving the RCD system

15 April 2013
2013-04-15

At a recent conference in Alicante to mark the tenth anniversary of the EU Registered Community Design, it was proposed by attendee Sir Robin Jacob to look at ways of improving the system.

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Building a Resilient Quantum Patent Portfolio: Winning the Race to File First
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Have your say on IPO fast track trademark opposition procedure

15 April 2013
2013-04-15

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a public consultation on their plans for a simplified and more cost-effective trademark opposition procedure to run alongside the existing system.

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RCDs – use of dotted lines in representations

12 April 2013
2013-04-12

In his capacity as regular blogger for The IPKat, Partner Darren Smyth has posted on the use of dotted lines in representations of designs. This follows his participation in the conference this week...

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So when is a patent claim too broad?

27 March 2013
2013-03-27

In Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Genentech Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 93 the Court of Appeal dismissed the claimants’ appeal, rejecting all their arguments in respect of construction, infringement,...

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Alcon puts the brakes on patent protection for AP Racing due to added matter

25 March 2013
2013-03-25

AP Racing Limited v Alcon Components Limited [2013] EWPCC 3Two rival suppliers of brake calipers used in racing cars in the motorsport industry recently went head to head in the Patents County Courts.

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Added matter and omnibus claims: a UK perspective

12 March 2013
2013-03-12

Environmental Recycling Technologies Plc v Upcycle Holdings Ltd [2013] EWPCC 4 – 5 February 2013.SummaryThis decision of the UK Patents County Court provides insight into the differences between UK...

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HHJ Birss sees through Bristan’s excuses

28 February 2013
2013-02-28

This case ([2013] EWPCC 2), heard in the Patents County Court, concerns designs for electric shower units. Mira (the claimant) alleged that the Glee, Joy and Smile products, supplied by the defendant...

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Preventing use of disclosure outside litigation - appropriate undertakings for the confidentiality club

22 February 2013
2013-02-22

Over the past few months two actions concerning the validity and infringement of IPCom’s European Patent EP 1,841,268 (IPCom v Nokia (Claim No: HC 10 C01233) and HTC v IPCom (Claim HC 11 C02064))...

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Losing the Right to Use Your Own Name – The Cipriani Saga

20 February 2013
2013-02-20

In October 2008 a factually complex trade mark infringement and passing off case, involving the interpretation of agreements under Italian Law, came before Mr Justice Arnold (Hotel Cipriani SRL & Ors...

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CJEU decides on “business as usual” after ONE-L of a fight

25 January 2013
2013-01-25

Leno Merken BV v Hagelkruis Beheer BV (ONEL / OMEL)A test case cooked up by Benelux attorneys called into question one of the central tenets of the CTM system - that use of a CTM in just one member...

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Darren Smyth makes inaugural post as IPKat blogger

23 January 2013
2013-01-23

Partner Darren Smyth has made his first blog post for The IPKat following the announcement that he had become a full member of The IPKat team.

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Michael Nielsen
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
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Gareth Probert
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
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Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
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Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
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