Week 24 — Confidentiality, Security for Costs & Procedural Discipline

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on confidentiality regimes, security for costs, settlements, cross-border jurisdiction, and the practical realities of UPC litigation.In this episode, we cover:🔐 Confidentiality, SEP Litigation & Access to Information: Several decisions address confidentiality clubs, disclosure of licence agreements, external-eyes-only regimes, public access to court files, and the challenges of handling sensitive commercial information in FRAND and SEP disputes.💰 Security for Costs, Settlements & Cost Recovery: The week highlights important rulings on security for costs, litigation vehicles, SME considerations, settlements, reimbursement of court fees, and the UPC’s continuing efforts to avoid unnecessary cost disputes.⚖️ Procedural Discipline, Jurisdiction & Enforcement: Recent decisions examine service on foreign defendants, late-filed arguments, extensions of time, cross-border jurisdiction, bifurcation, proportionality of remedies, and the consequences of the UPC’s front-loaded procedural system.📖 Read the full written analysis here: ⁠HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER: UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng – UPC decisions week 24, 2026🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: ⁠https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/ ⁠Disclaimer: This post and the podcast are AI-generated. The commentary reflects Prof. Willem Hoyng’s personal views.