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You, me & the UPC — 99 episodes
Case by Case | The Düsseldorf Local Chamber Clarifies “Double-Flat” Claims and Confirms Intermediary Liability for EU Authorised Representatives.
Case by Case | Court of Appeal dismisses added matter and inventive step attacks, upholding Abbott’s glucose monitoring patent
Case by Case | The Hamburg Local Division provides further guidance on the relationship between patent pool and bilateral licensing, implementer willingness, and the scope of the FRAND defence
Case by Case | Court of Appeal confirms retroactive effect of overturned UPC judgments, having no legal effect for enforcement purposes
Case by Case | Paris Local Division Refuses Stay UPC proceedings despite parallel National Revocation action
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies the method for calculating Court fees in appeals in accordance with R. 220.1(a) RoP
Case by Case | Court of Appeal upholds injunction finding provisional measures necessary to prevent competitive harm
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division clarifies the scope of NDAs in FRAND negotiations
Case by Case | Court of Appeal confirms scope for reliance on dependent claims in revocation proceedings
Case by case | Hamburg Local Division restricts UPC jurisdiction over UK patent parts despite EU anchor defendants
Case by Case | Court of Appeal rejects Guardant Health’s preliminary injunction application due to unreasonable delay
Case by Case | Local Division overturns ex parte injunction granted in November in relation to protective head gear
Case by Case | Court of Appeal provides guidance on orders for the production of evidence under R.190 RoP
Case by Case | Court of Appeal further address third party access to document
Case by Case | Court of Appeal Confirms Test for Removing a Patent Opt-Out
Case by Case | Local Division dismisses application for provisional measures finding a lack of urgency
Case by Case | Court of Appeal provides key jurisdictional guidance on multi‑defendant infringement actions
Case by Case | Paris Local Division Rules on Doctrine of Equivalents
Case by Case | Local Division overturns ex parte injunction granted in November in relation to protective head gear
Case by Case | Court of Appeal confirms Local Divisions’ discretion in value in dispute assessments
Case by Case | Mannheim Local Division grants injunction against Disney in respect of InterDigital’s video streaming patent
Case by case | Court of Appeal Confirms Security for Costs Obligations Apply to SMEs
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies decision by default against appellants who fail to provide security for costs
Case by Case | Lisbon Local Division provides guidance on revocation of expired patents and online infringement
Case by Case | Hamburg Local Division penalises defendants for website and marketplace offerings despite disclaimers
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division grants Yangtze Confidentiality Order against itself to comply with US export controls
Case by Case | Brussels Local Division sets costs ceiling for PI proceedings and clarifies waiver and interpretation of cost rules
Case by case | The Hague Local Division allows targeted access to samples for infringement testing
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division rejects request for preliminary injunction amid doubts over infringement and urgency
Case by Case | Munich Local Division confirms that FRAND security cannot be relied on to resist security for costs
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies urgency and waiver of invalidity defences in provisional measures proceedings
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division rejects expert bias challenge and upholds ex parte inspection regime
Case by Case | The Hague Local Division dismisses Stratasys Preliminary Injunction application following narrow claim construction on purge towers
Case by Case | Mannheim Local Division grants Nokia ex parte anti-suit injunction in relation to Chinese interim licence application
Case by Case | Court of Appeal reaffirms approach to Security for Costs
Case by Case | The Milan Central Division clarifies holistic novelty assessment and the limits of auxiliary requests
Case by Case | Paris Local Division revokes Michelin patent following novelty challenge based on single prior art document
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies limits of cross appeals under r.220.1 while granting preliminary injunction in Abbott v Sinocare
Case by Case | GC Aesthetics succeed in r.190 application for implant samples and key technical and regulatory files
Case by Case | Milan Central Division conclude proceedings following EPO revocation
Case by Case | Court of Appeal reaffirms strict duty of candour in ex parte evidence orders
Case by Case | Private Transcripts of Oral Hearings Permissible Under r. 115 RoP
Case by Case | Court of Appeal overturns Paris Local Division’s extension of UPC jurisdiction for foreign infringement allegations
Case by Case | Court of Appeal confirms that unprotected disclosures cannot later be made confidential and clarifies strict limits on confidentiality under r. 262 and 262A RoP
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division reinforces strict Huawei v ZTE sequencing in Dolby’s Opus SEP win
Case by Case | Munich Local Division rejects limits to patent attorneys and experts in confidentiality club
Case by Case | Court of Appeal refers questions to the CJEU to clarify the scope of long-arm jurisdiction
Case by Case | Court of Appeal reaffirms requests for public access documents under r. 262.1(b) RoP
Case by Case | Munich Central Division confirms patent validity in display glass composition dispute
Case by Case | UK High Court and UPC Mannheim Local Division issue divergent rulings in Amazon–InterDigital FRAND Dispute
Case by Case | Court of Appeal rules on both validity and infringement without remitting the case to the Local Division
Case by Case | Court of Appeal refuses to stay revocation appeal pending EPO Opposition
Case by Case | Court of Appeal confirms no unitary effect without full participating state designation
Case by Case | Paris Central Division finds subsidiary is not the “same party” as its parent company and can start separate proceedings
Case by Case | Court of Appeal upholds revoking of Saisie Order and Clarifies Limits on Amended Requests Under r. 222.2 RoP
Case by Case | Paris Local Division Orders Henkel to Disclose Technical Data Sheets in Bostik Infringement Action
Case by case | Court of Appeal clarifies requirements for confidentiality
Case by case | Hague Local Division grants Abbott Preliminary Injunctions, extending long arm jurisdiction to non-EU countries.
Case by case | Munich LD orders security for costs against Taiwanese claimant in ASUS v OPPO
Case by case | Düsseldorf Local Division dismisses Ona Patents SL’s infringement action against Google
Case by case | Munich LD grants Reestablishment over ambiguous R. 151 Obligation
Case by case | Paris Local Division declines jurisdiction to rule on infringement of the Swiss national patent
Case by case | Paris Central Division rejects inadmissible Auxiliary Requests in Microsoft v Suinno.
Case by case | Medical Devices must align with Professional Standards to Constitute Patent Infringement.
Case by case | Local Division maintains Anti-Interim Licence Injunction and clarifies that final RAND relief in the UK could be in breach of the injunction. The Court of Appeal declines to suspend its effect.
Case by case | Court of Appeal gives guidance on language changes on the grounds of "fairness".
Case by case | Court of Appeal rejects Vivo’s request to stay first instance proceedings pending a preliminary objection decision.
Case by case | Alignment on the test for inventive step from the Court of Appeal.
Case by case | The Hague Local Division dismisses infringement claim against Molecular Instruments’ HCR Products
Case by case | Munich Local Division Refuses Preliminary Injunction Due to Considerable Doubts about Validity
Case by case | Paris Central Division Rejects Joinder Application Under r. 340.1 and Maintains Separate Proceedings for Both Infringement and Revocation
Case by case | Court of Appeal Upholds First Instance Decision Ruling on Inadmissible Broadening
Case by case | Court of Appeal Clarifies Claim Construction: Undisclosed Experimental Data Irrelevant
Case by case | Court of Appeal Affirms No Automatic Suspensive Effect for Information Orders
Case by case | Milan Central Division Upholds Labrador Diagnostics Patent in Amended Form After bioMérieux Challenge
Case by case | The Hague LD rejects Abbott’s application for a Preliminary Injunction
Case by case | The Hague Local Division issues Decision by Default Judgment granting Amycel a Permanent Injunction
Case by case | Court of Appeal Clarifies Penalty Rule in Kodak v. Fujifilm
Case by case | Paris Central Division finds further Edwards patent valid and infringed
Case by case | Court of Appeal Upholds UPC's Compatibility with EU Law and Judicial Structure
Case by case | Occlutech obtains preliminary injunction against Lepu
Case by case | UPC grants permanent long arm injunction
Case by case | Court of Appeal admits Apple’s intervention in confidentiality appeal
Case by case | The UPC grants first anti-interim-license injunctions
Case by case | Düsseldorf LD grants ex parte “saisie” order for trade fair.
Case by case | UPC Court of Appeal revokes Seoul Viosys patent
Case by case | Court of Appeal's guidance on request for unitary effect
Case by case | The Hague Local Division issues a Preliminary Injunction (Washtower v Wasombouw)
EP 11: UPC reflections two years on
Ep 10: Early UPC case law following BSH v Electrolux
Ep 9: FRAND in the UPC - Panasonic v Oppo
Ep 8: Jurisdiction – Testing the Limits
Ep 7: Protective Orders
Ep 6: Preliminary Injunctions
Ep 5: Access to documents and transparency
Ep 4: Early trends and statistics
Ep 3: UPC Jurisdiction
Ep 2: UPC Basics - Part 2
Ep 1: UPC Basics - Part 1