Third section of UPC Central Division opening its doors in Milan on 27 June 2024
26 June 2024
The UPC has announced today that the third section of the Unified Patent Court Central Division will officially open its…
Parallel litigation at the UPC: Bio-Techne keeps pressure on Molecular Instruments
26 June 2024
On the same day as a UK High Court (Patents Court) decision was handed down, finding its asserted patents invalid…
One for all and all for one? Validity of an opt-out of the UPC
24 June 2024
The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued a decision on the validity of an opt-out.…
Video assistant referee (VAR) at UEFA EURO 2024
19 June 2024
The eyes of the footballing world are on Germany over the next month or so for the UEFA European Championship…
UPC revocation v EPO opposition: differences, similarities and revocation strategies
06 June 2024
It has now been a year since the UPC opened its doors and there have already been 185 revocation actions…
The unitary patent and opt-out statistics: one year in
06 June 2024
We have previously explored uptake of both the unitary patent (UP) and the opt-out in articles published three months and…
First anniversary of the Unified Patent Court: benefits, drawbacks, and the road ahead
06 June 2024
After more than 40 years in the making, the one-year anniversary of the UPC is a milestone to be celebrated.…
Proposed EU standard essential patents regulation: using the UPC to shape industrial policy in the EU?
06 June 2024
On 28 February 2024, the European Parliament voted to approve the proposed regulation on standard essential patents (the SEP regulation).…
Inventive step at the Unified Patent Court: 12-months in, what do we know so far?
06 June 2024
For an invention to qualify for patent protection it must have an inventive step; however, the manner in which inventive…
UPC v EPO: a comparison of claim construction approaches
06 June 2024
In the last year claim construction has been a topic of debate for both the UPC and the Boards of…
UPC forum shopping: choice of division for infringement and revocation actions
06 June 2024
The UPC has already seen a number of cases which influence an infringement claimant’s ability to forum shop between divisions…
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