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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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When is a transmission not a transmission?

14 April 2011
2011-04-14

A recent case in the English courts raises questions that could affect the way global business is performed over the internet. Since 1998, databases have been protected in the UK under a ‘sui...

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Keyword advertising and trademark infringement: The Advocate General's opinion

11 April 2011
2011-04-11

A few years ago, Google decided to allow businesses in the US and in the European Union to buy Google AdWords consisting of their competitors' registered trademarks so that anyone can bid on a...

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Post-sale confusion is relevant and potentially damaging

23 March 2011
2011-03-23

A recent UK court decision has concluded that, in appropriate circumstances, post-sale confusion could be used to demonstrate a likelihood of confusion when potential trademark infringement was being...

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To be, or not to be, that is the European patent

22 March 2011
2011-03-22

It seems a single EU patent, covering all the EU Member States other than Spain and Italy, may become a reality. How this would be litigated, however, remains unclear.

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Post-grant amendment, Court discretion and narrowing scope for wider rights

18 March 2011
2011-03-18

A recent High Court decision demonstrates that a post-grant amendment may still be rejected in the UK at the discretion of the court. The amendment was rejected as even though the scope of the...

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Registering Trademarks To Improve Your Position In Litigation

04 March 2011
2011-03-04

Two of the numerous factors to be weighed when deciding on UK or European Community (CTM) registration are: intent to use: still a prerequisite for a valid UK application, although not a CTM;speed of...

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Counterfeits in Transit: The Advocate General's Opinion

28 February 2011
2011-02-28

It is not uncommon for counterfeit goods to pass through the EU in transit to their final destination. This raises the question of whether such goods fall within the jurisdiction of the EU, and can...

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The latest dispatches from the Budweiser wars

25 February 2011
2011-02-25

Advocate General Verica Trstenjak recently gave her opinion on questions referred to the European Court of Justice by the UK Court of Appeal regarding the latest dispute in the complex on-going...

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Put up or shut up: Nokia vs IPCom

23 February 2011
2011-02-23

This appeal decision demonstrates the importance of considering potential patent amendments early in litigious proceedings. The appeal was concerned with two patents which were part of a larger...

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Simon Stanes blogs for The IPKat on the cancellation of Innocent smoothie trademarks

01 January 1970
1970-01-01

Simon Stanes, the head of EIP Brands, has posted as a guest blogger for The IPKat following the cancellation of two CTM registrations owned by the makers of Innocent smoothies.

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Simon Stanes blogs for The IPKat on the Budweiser dispute

01 January 1970
1970-01-01

Simon Stanes, the head of EIP Brands, has contributed to a post on The IPKat blog following a ruling by the General Court in what could be the end to the long-running Budweiser trademark dispute.

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Rare diseases - are there sufficient incentives to develop treatments?

01 January 1970
1970-01-01

To mark Rare Disease Day 2012, Darren Smyth's latest IPKat post has a topical theme.Darren highlights the pharmaceutical industry's reluctance to develop treatments for rare diseases where there is...

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America Invents Act – Important Changes to US Patent Law

01 January 1970
1970-01-01

The biggest changes to US patent law since 1952 have recently been signed into law by president Obama, in the form of the America Invents Act.

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Our team includes leading Attorneys-at-Law in Germany, technically skilled European patent attorneys, and highly reputed UK solicitors with experience in some of the largest European patent cases. With specialists based in Germany, Sweden (home to the UPC’s only regional division), and the UK (Europe’s largest litigation venue outside the UPC), we field formidable teams tailored to each case.

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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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Partner, Solicitor

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