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UPC decides that the formalities of withdrawal of opt out do not matter
Dolby International AB v. Epson France SAS UPC_CFI_77/2025 Order of 27 May 2025 ORD_18316/2025[1] The Hamburg Local Division of the UPC has decided that a withdrawal of opt out from the UPC is valid, even though it did not comply with the clear, al...
Defective opt out allows revocation action to proceed at the UPC
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA v Neo Wireless GbmH & Co KG (UPC_CoA_79/2024) Appeal against Order no. 597664/2023[1] in case UPC_CFI_361/2023 of the Central Division, Paris seat Order of 4 June 2024 (ORD_30505/2024)[2] Neo Wireless LLC (Neo USA) w...
UPC Court of Appeal Confirms Deadline to Appeal Orders
AIM Sport Vision v Supponor UPC_CoA_500/2023 Order of 26 April 2024 (ORD_23089/2024) There has been confusion in some of the first instance divisions of the Unified Patent Court as to whether certain judgments constitute a “Decision” wh...
Coffee machine litigation leads to early defeat for patentee
CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG v ALPINA COFFEE SYSTEMS GmbH, Order of 13 September 2023[1] In a case before the Vienna Local Division, the patent holder, CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG alleged that Alpina C...
Opt-out Withdrawal Ineffective: Choices have Consequences!
AIM Sport Vision AG v Supponor Oy & Others (UPC_CFI_214/2023) Decision of 20 October 2023 (ORD_572699/2023 and ORD_5821/2023) Facts & Main Arguments These proceedings before the Unified Patent Court Helsinki Division were in respect of E...