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UPC Case Reports

Right of defence of defendants key to Court’s decision on the addition of a new party and amendments to an existing case
10 April 2025
AIM Sport Development AG v TGI Sport Suomi Oy & Ors. (UPC_CFI_214/2023)[1] Order of 11 February 2025 (ORD_6926/2025) The Helsinki Local Division considered AIM Sport Development AG's ("AIM Sport")...
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Costs assessment following interim measures at UPC
03 April 2025
SSAB Swedish Steel GmbH & SSAB Europe Oy v Tiroler Rohre GmbH (UPC_CFI_640/2024) Orders of 10 February 2025 (Order nos. ORD_68941/2024[1] and ORD_65844/2024[2]) This is a decision on the...
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Related actions filed in different UPC divisions
01 April 2025
biolitec Holding GmbH & Co. KG v Light Guide Optics Germany GmbH, S.I.A. LIGHTGUIDE International (UPC_CFI_714/2024) Order of 12 February 2025 (ORD_68717/2024[1]) On 20 November 2024, the Claimant...
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Infringement
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Independence of representatives
28 March 2025
Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy v Microsoft Corporation (UPC_COA_563/2024; APL_53716/2024) Appeal Order of 10 February 2025 (APL_68946/2024)[1] The Appellant ("Suinno") filed an...
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Security for costs refused in revocation action
24 March 2025
AYLO PREMIUM LTD v DISH Technologies L.L.C. (UPC_CFI_198/2024) Order of 18 February 2025 (Order no. ORD_59528/2024[1]) Written by Emily Williams The Central Division (Paris Seat) has rejected a...
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UPC’s jurisdiction extends to acts before UPCA came into force
21 March 2025
Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH v XSYS Germany GmbH, XSYS Prepress N.V, XSYS Italia S.r.l. Order of 10 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_483/2024)[1] The Defendants filed a preliminary objection arguing that the UPC...
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Standing to bring a claim is not an issue which can be dealt with as a preliminary objection
21 March 2025
GXD-Bio Corporation v Myriad Genetics S.r.l and others[1] (UPC_CFI_437/2024) Order of 14 February 2025 (ORD_68782/2024)[2] The claimant brought an action before the UPC Local Division in Munich...
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UPC Expedites Proceedings by Prioritising Resolvable Issues
21 March 2025
Advanced Bionics and two other Advanced Bionics entities v. MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH (Revocation action UPC_CFI_338 /2023 and counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_410/2023) Decision of...
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Revocation
Ceiling for recoverable costs still applies in the case of multiple Defendants
18 March 2025
Imbox Protection A/S v. Brunngård Group AB & Footbridge Group AB (UPC_CFI_527/2024) Order of 17 February 2025 (Order no. ORD_68981/2024[1] relating to EP 2 276 862) The Stockholm Local Division of...
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UPC Claimant Out of Time to Amend: Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH v. XSYS Germany GmbH & ors
18 March 2025
Order of 28 February 2025 (Order no. ORD_3085/2025)[1] (UPC_CFI_483/2024) The Claimant had brought a claim against the Defendants for infringement of EP 3 742 231 ("the Patent"), relating to...
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UPC dismisses infringement claim for network switches
10 March 2025
Lionra Technologies Ltd. v Cisco Systems GmbH and Cisco Systems, Inc. (UPC_CFI _58/2024 relating to EP2201740B1) Decision of 19 February 2025 (ORD_65550/2024 [1]) This Decision from the Hamburg Local...
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Claimant ordered to provide security for costs, denied legal aid
12 February 2025
UPC_CFI_224/2024 & UPC_CFI_786/2024 Decision of 27 January 2025 (Order no. ORD_4250/2025, Order no. ORD_4288/2025) The UPC ruled that the Claimant in an infringement proceeding must provide security...
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UPC finds infringement in LED lighting case
11 February 2025
Swarco Futurit Verkehrssignalsysteme GmbH v. Strabag Infrastructure & Safety Solutions GmbH, Chainzone Technology (Foshan) Co., Ltd (UPC_CFI_33/2024) Decision of 15 January 2024 (Order no.
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Ortovox vs Mammut
07 February 2025
Local Division Düsseldorf Order dated 14th January 2025 UPC_CFI_16/2024, ACT_2379/2024, ORD_63035/2024[1] Infringement Action and Counterclaim for Revocation Background There is a procedural history...
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Decisions by Default granting Provisional Injunctions
05 February 2025
air up group GmbH v Guangzhou Aiyun Yanwu Technology Co., Ltd. UPC_CFI_508/2023 and UPC_CFI_509/2023 Decisions by default of 9 January 2025 (ORD_1359/2025[1] and ORD_1378/2025[2]) The claimant...
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Other Case Reports

IPKat: Ruling in Generics (t/a Mylan) v Yeda and Teva
11 July 2012
Today’s ruling by Mr Justice Arnold (Patents Court, England and Wales) in Generics (t/a Mylan) v Yeda and Teva has been summarised by Darren Smyth for the IPKat.
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Samsung victorious in dispute with Apple over tablet computers
09 July 2012
Samsung has won a longstanding battle with Apple concerning one of Apple's Registered Community Designs for its tablet computers.The decision is significant because it represents the first...
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Litigation
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Digital
Confidential Information, In house lawyers and former employees – who has the burden of proof?
05 July 2012
Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries[2012] EWCA Civ 726The Court of Appeal has overturned an injunction that prevented an in-house patent attorney...
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Darren Smyth's time as IPKat guest blogger comes to an end
02 July 2012
Partner Darren Smyth's role as one of the IPKat's guest bloggers has come to a conclusion after six months.He will continue to post intermittently to the IPKat and more regularly to his Blog on EIP...
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IPO seeks views on helping SMEs get value from their IP
25 June 2012
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is seeking comments on its proposals to offer support to SMEs to maximise the value of their IP assets.
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Patent Strategy
Apple v Samsung tablet design case latest
20 June 2012
The litigation between Apple and Samsung about tablet computers and the alleged infringement of a (Community) Registered Design has been taking place in the High Court this week.
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Building a Resilient Quantum Patent Portfolio: Winning the Race to File First
23andMe's first patent causes a rift with customers
19 June 2012
A recent IPKat post by Darren Smyth highlights the adverse consumer reaction to the issuance of a patent to a US company 23andMe which offers to sequence your genome and tell you about its...
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Life
Referrals to the Enlarged Board of Appeal over procedural matters: a good use of EBA resources?
18 June 2012
In a recent IPKat post, Darren Smyth ponders whether the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office should be referring cases to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on matters of procedural...
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Elements
Smith & Nephew v Convatec Technologies
15 June 2012
Darren's Smyth's latest IPKat post concerns an action by Smith & Nephew to revoke a patent owned by Convatec Technologies for antimicrobial wound dressings impregnated with silver.
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Elements
'Tomato' patent case at the EPO results in second referral to the Enlarged Board
07 June 2012
The European Patent Office (EPO) has referred a case relating to dried tomatoes to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for a second time.In his latest IPKat post, EIP's Darren Smyth discusses the most...
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Comic Enterprises Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp [2012] EWPCC 13 – guidance on litigation before the Patents County Court
20 April 2012
In ruling on an application to transfer a passing off and trade mark infringement action from the Patents County Court (PCC) to the High Court, HHJ Birss QC has provided further useful guidance for...
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Litigation
Registered Community Designs: reasons for refusal
19 April 2012
The OHIM has begun publishing information about Registered Community Design applications that have been refused.The designs themselves are not shown, but the grounds for refusal are now being made...
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Building a Resilient Quantum Patent Portfolio: Winning the Race to File First
Sanofi-Aventis patents on cancer drug Taxotere declared invalid
11 April 2012
Two Sanofi-Aventis US patents for the cancer drug docetaxel, marketed as Taxotere, have been declared invalid by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Samsung v Apple tablet battle hits the UK
05 April 2012
The ongoing dispute between Apple and Samsung over Apple's Registered Community Designs for its iPad has now entered the UK courts.Darren Smyth's latest IPKat post relates to a decision of Mr Justice...
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Building a Resilient Quantum Patent Portfolio: Winning the Race to File First
Poland's law on cheap drugs declared contrary to EU law
03 April 2012
A Polish law which allowed the sale of unapproved drugs which were cheaper than those approved has been declared contrary to EU law.The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union is...
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