UPC
The UPC is a powerful new option for patent litigation in Europe. EIP is a UPC litigation powerhouse.
Our experienced team advises on UPC and pan-European litigation strategies, often as part of multi-jurisdictional patent litigation campaigns including both the US and Asia.
Our Uniphy® team brings together litigators with both legal and technical expertise for the UPC, from across of our European offices.
Our clients benefit from one cohesive team that works together from the start to a successful outcome.
Winning mixed practice team
Since its establishment in 2011, our patent litigation team has been dedicated to delivering exceptional results.
With the UPC's launch announced in 2023, our patent litigators have been actively advising on various high-profile UPC proceedings, and appearing in UPC divisions across Europe.
German and UK litigators
Since 2014 our German patent litigators have handled major German national cases and, more recently, in leading cases at the UPC. EIP was successful in the first UPC anti-anti suit injunction, gained on behalf of our client.
The UK can be decisive when devising a litigation strategy in Europe. With the success of our team of UK litigators, we are routinely trusted with high value cases including those at the highest Supreme Court of the UK. We are well placed to advise on using the UK courts and/or the UPC’s “long arm” jurisdiction.
Patent attorneys doing litigation
Patent attorneys add unique value to litigation and enhance our results.
This is especially so for the UPC because all patents litigated at the UPC have been granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) and so are governed by a unique blend of UPC and EPO case law which needs intricate knowledge.
Moreover, where possible the same patent attorney will have drafted and strategically prosecuted the case in suit, and can run any parallel EPO opposition proceedings, bringing deep technical continuity to the litigation.
UPC strategy
The UPC presents unique challenges compared with national patent litigation. The streamlined timeline from service to decision is short, around 12 months, and the judges are given limited time to work on a case. The court sets tight deadlines to prepare and file each round of written briefs. A UPC action needs deep technical analysis upfront; to develop the winning strategy and present the best arguments.
Often the UPC case is part of a multi-dimensional portfolio. Our patent attorneys strategically prosecute patent applications and develop portfolios, working closely with our litigators, to secure claims ready for assertion and robust to challenge at the UPC.
Mixed practice growth and litigation highlights
Meet our Head of Knowledge
The UPC is still new by established court standards, and the body of case law is still evolving. Well before the UPC launched, our Head of Knowledge championed the UPC laws and processes, and he has continued to closely follow all the evolving case law.
Darren is a European patent attorney with decades of contentious experience at the EPO, and is an honorary professor at Queen Mary University of London, teaching IP law.
Meet our UPC team
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.
Our attorneys have worked together successfully for many years, enabling us to respond quickly and intelligently under the UPC’s tight timelines and new procedures. We offer clients a single point of contact for co-ordinated, cross-border litigation support.
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