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UPC grants first-ever injunction for infringement of UK designation of European Patent

Mannheim local division grants injunction against German subsidiary of Kodak for infringing acts in the UK

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25 July 2025

Infringement claim amendment allowed to include non-UPC territories after CJEU Electrolux decision

Munich local division decided amendment could not be made earlier so allowed Syngenta to extend claim to Czechia, Poland and the UK

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19 May 2025

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

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13 January 2025

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

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13 January 2025

The year ahead for intellectual property: what to look forward to in 2025

There will be a continued focus on the interplay between IP and AI and further development of the UPC, as well as designs reform, and another UK Supreme Court trade mark decision

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10 January 2025

Global disputes over solar PV patents are on the rise this decade

Litigation in areas such as TOPCon and thin-film tech could disrupt the market significantly as rights holders enforce patents

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03 October 2024

Emerging trends from the Unified Patent Court

In the wake of the first substantive decisions on the merits, what trends are arising from the UPC's case law so far?

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16 September 2024

The EU's draft standard essential patents regulation: what you need to know

Reform would radically alter European SEP licensing by focusing on alternative dispute resolution: how would it work?

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15 November 2023

European Parliament committees and EPO issue opinions on draft SEP regulations

Commission's proposals would drastically change the landscape of standard essential patent licensing disputes in the EU

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15 November 2023

New judicial code of conduct addresses partiality concerns over UPC part-time technical judges

A new code supplements rules on judicial independence and impartiality in the Unified Patent Court Agreement and Statute

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08 June 2023

French, German and Italian UPC local divisions to now offer English as alternative language of proceedings

A late-stage U-turn may not provide claimants with as much control over language of proceedings as it initially appears

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01 June 2023

UPC publishes list of the acceptable languages before the local and regional divisions

The language of proceedings has caused controversy but the system adopted provides some flexibility for claimants

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31 May 2023

UPC: former London Central Division competences provisionally split between Paris and Munich

With the UK no longer participating, cases due to have been heard in London will be heard for now in France and Germany

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23 May 2023

Case management system problems for UPC underscore need to file opt-outs immediately

Application surge has highlighted that immediate action is required to avoid missing the 'sunrise' deadline

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23 May 2023

Unified Patent Court: the basics

The UPC will soon be operational and getting to grips with the basics of how it operates is essential

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15 February 2023

Long-arm jurisdiction: how remedies can extend to non-UPC states

UPC jurisdiction may be broader than it first appeared but questions remain about its reach over third-state defendants

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07 February 2023

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