IP Cases & Articles

Meril v Edwards: UPC refused to stay proceedings despite imminent EPO decision

24 April 2025
In a series of orders in Meril v Edwards, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has provided further…
Laura Jennings
Laura Jennings
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Meril v Edwards: UPC refused to stay proceedings despite imminent EPO decision

UPC rejects cost awards for access requests: no legal basis for costs on pleadings and evidence access

24 April 2025
The UPC Court of First Instances have held there to be no legal basis for costs to be awarded following…
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC rejects cost awards for access requests: no legal basis for costs on pleadings and evidence access

Oral proceedings in case G 1/24 (“Heated aerosol”) before the Enlarged Board of Appeal

28 March 2025
Today 28 March 2025, from 10:00 CET, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) held oral…
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Partner, Patent Attorney
Oral proceedings in case G 1/24 (“Heated aerosol”) before the Enlarged Board of Appeal

UPC crosses borders and breaks boundaries: long arm jurisdiction questions arise again!

13 February 2025
The Düsseldorf Local Division recently handed down a decision that has sent reverberations throughout the EU patent landscape and beyond.…
Jonathan DeVile
Jonathan DeVile
Partner, Patent Attorney
Stephen Solomon
Stephen Solomon
Technical Assistant
UPC crosses borders and breaks boundaries: long arm jurisdiction questions arise again!

Cause and effect of bifurcation at the UPC? Edwards v Meril review

13 February 2025
In the ongoing heart valve saga between Edwards Lifesciences and Meril Life Sciences, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Munich Local…
Stephen Solomon
Stephen Solomon
Technical Assistant
Cause and effect of bifurcation at the UPC? Edwards v Meril review
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Dyoung webinar upc caselaw

UPC Case Law, Observations & Analysis

13 November 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Samuel Keyes
Samuel Keyes
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
UPC Case Law, Observations & Analysis
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Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?

06 June 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Anthony Albutt
Anthony Albutt
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Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?
Dyoung webinar upc lexology masterclass

Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?

06 June 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Anthony Albutt
Anthony Albutt
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?