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UPC Case Reports

Right of defence of defendants key to Court’s decision on the addition of a new party and amendments to an existing case
10 April 2025
AIM Sport Development AG v TGI Sport Suomi Oy & Ors. (UPC_CFI_214/2023)[1] Order of 11 February 2025 (ORD_6926/2025) The Helsinki Local Division considered AIM Sport Development AG's ("AIM Sport")...
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Costs assessment following interim measures at UPC
03 April 2025
SSAB Swedish Steel GmbH & SSAB Europe Oy v Tiroler Rohre GmbH (UPC_CFI_640/2024) Orders of 10 February 2025 (Order nos. ORD_68941/2024[1] and ORD_65844/2024[2]) This is a decision on the...
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Related actions filed in different UPC divisions
01 April 2025
biolitec Holding GmbH & Co. KG v Light Guide Optics Germany GmbH, S.I.A. LIGHTGUIDE International (UPC_CFI_714/2024) Order of 12 February 2025 (ORD_68717/2024[1]) On 20 November 2024, the Claimant...
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Independence of representatives
28 March 2025
Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy v Microsoft Corporation (UPC_COA_563/2024; APL_53716/2024) Appeal Order of 10 February 2025 (APL_68946/2024)[1] The Appellant ("Suinno") filed an...
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Security for costs refused in revocation action
24 March 2025
AYLO PREMIUM LTD v DISH Technologies L.L.C. (UPC_CFI_198/2024) Order of 18 February 2025 (Order no. ORD_59528/2024[1]) Written by Emily Williams The Central Division (Paris Seat) has rejected a...
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UPC’s jurisdiction extends to acts before UPCA came into force
21 March 2025
Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH v XSYS Germany GmbH, XSYS Prepress N.V, XSYS Italia S.r.l. Order of 10 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_483/2024)[1] The Defendants filed a preliminary objection arguing that the UPC...
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Standing to bring a claim is not an issue which can be dealt with as a preliminary objection
21 March 2025
GXD-Bio Corporation v Myriad Genetics S.r.l and others[1] (UPC_CFI_437/2024) Order of 14 February 2025 (ORD_68782/2024)[2] The claimant brought an action before the UPC Local Division in Munich...
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UPC Expedites Proceedings by Prioritising Resolvable Issues
21 March 2025
Advanced Bionics and two other Advanced Bionics entities v. MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH (Revocation action UPC_CFI_338 /2023 and counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_410/2023) Decision of...
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Ceiling for recoverable costs still applies in the case of multiple Defendants
18 March 2025
Imbox Protection A/S v. Brunngård Group AB & Footbridge Group AB (UPC_CFI_527/2024) Order of 17 February 2025 (Order no. ORD_68981/2024[1] relating to EP 2 276 862) The Stockholm Local Division of...
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UPC Claimant Out of Time to Amend: Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH v. XSYS Germany GmbH & ors
18 March 2025
Order of 28 February 2025 (Order no. ORD_3085/2025)[1] (UPC_CFI_483/2024) The Claimant had brought a claim against the Defendants for infringement of EP 3 742 231 ("the Patent"), relating to...
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UPC dismisses infringement claim for network switches
10 March 2025
Lionra Technologies Ltd. v Cisco Systems GmbH and Cisco Systems, Inc. (UPC_CFI _58/2024 relating to EP2201740B1) Decision of 19 February 2025 (ORD_65550/2024 [1]) This Decision from the Hamburg Local...
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Claimant ordered to provide security for costs, denied legal aid
12 February 2025
UPC_CFI_224/2024 & UPC_CFI_786/2024 Decision of 27 January 2025 (Order no. ORD_4250/2025, Order no. ORD_4288/2025) The UPC ruled that the Claimant in an infringement proceeding must provide security...
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UPC finds infringement in LED lighting case
11 February 2025
Swarco Futurit Verkehrssignalsysteme GmbH v. Strabag Infrastructure & Safety Solutions GmbH, Chainzone Technology (Foshan) Co., Ltd (UPC_CFI_33/2024) Decision of 15 January 2024 (Order no.
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Ortovox vs Mammut
07 February 2025
Local Division Düsseldorf Order dated 14th January 2025 UPC_CFI_16/2024, ACT_2379/2024, ORD_63035/2024[1] Infringement Action and Counterclaim for Revocation Background There is a procedural history...
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Decisions by Default granting Provisional Injunctions
05 February 2025
air up group GmbH v Guangzhou Aiyun Yanwu Technology Co., Ltd. UPC_CFI_508/2023 and UPC_CFI_509/2023 Decisions by default of 9 January 2025 (ORD_1359/2025[1] and ORD_1378/2025[2]) The claimant...
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Other Case Reports

High Court maintains status quo on SPCs: Combination patent cannot get extension using Marketing Authorisation of single active agent
05 July 2023
Introduction Newron Pharmaceuticals SPA (patentee) appealed a decision of the Comptroller General of Patents to refuse its Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) application on the ground that it...
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No Leg to Stand On: Claimant left out of pocket as hopeless case fails to establish design for cargo trousers is original or infringed
19 June 2023
KF Global Brands Ltd v Lead Wear Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC Introduction This case concerned allegations of infringement of UK unregistered design rights (UKUDR) which were claimed to subsist in the...
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Advanced Bionics v Med-El – Court of Appeal upholds invalidity of patent
12 June 2023
This case concerns European Patent EP 3138605, relating to a cochlear implant, modified to allow the wearer to undergo MRI scanning. A cochlear implant is a small electronic device that assists a...
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Sandoz v BMS – Court of Appeal grapples with plausibility again
07 June 2023
Sandoz Limited v Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland Unlimited Company; Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited v Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland Unlimited Company [2023] EWCA Civ 472 The Supreme...
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Preserving the strict deadline of urgency in patent preliminary injunction proceedings
31 May 2023
A discussion of: Regional Court Düsseldorf, Judgement of December 15, 2022 – 4 a O 91/22, „Solarzelle II" (German language source: link) Regional Court Munich I, Order of July 20, 2022 – 7 O 6982/22,...
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Smoke Without Fire - British American Tobacco’s “heat not burn” products found not to infringe two of Philip Morris International’s patents
26 May 2023
Nicoventures Trading Limited v Philip Morris Products SA & Anor [2023] EWHC 854 (Pat) Another judgment has recently been handed down in the ongoing global dispute between tobacco giants British...
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European Commission Proposals on Data Exclusivity and the Bolar Exemption
25 May 2023
On 26 April, the European Commission published proposed legislation (specifically a new Regulation and a new Directive) aimed at reforming EU legislation in relation to pharmaceuticals.
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 - Anxiety
17 May 2023
At the outset, it must as usual be remarked that this piece should not be relied upon for treatment, solution, comfort or calm. This, and other works like it, are written from but a singular...
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A Year in Patents - Part 2/4: Getting to Grips with the Law
16 May 2023
Dr Girish Nivarti joined EIP's London office in October 2022. In this four-part series, he chronicles his first year as a trainee patent attorney.
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Winds of Change: Taking Advantage of The New Unitary Patent
11 May 2023
As the demand for renewable energy continues to grow, it becomes increasingly important for manufacturers of wind turbines to patent their technology.
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Reining IT in – Differing Approaches to AI Regulation in the UK and the EU?
09 May 2023
IntroductionWhen researchers at Darmouth College coined the term ‘artificial intelligence' ("AI") in a research proposal in 1955, they could hardly have imagined the explosive impact the...
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EU Commission proposes EU-wide compulsory licences for the first time
28 April 2023
Compulsory licences are a feature of patent law across Europe. They are a recognition that there are some circumstances in which the public interest can over-ride the rights of patentees.
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EU Commission Announces Major Reforms to Supplementary Protection Certificates
27 April 2023
The EU Commission has announced a series of related proposals that will dramatically change the way in which most SPCs are obtained in Europe.
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Tulip Mania - Can an individual or group be said to have de-facto control over a cryptocurrency network?
27 April 2023
(Tulip Trading Limited v Van der Laan and Others [2023] EWCA Civ 83)In the Dutch Golden Age, circa 1634, the price of tulip bulbs temporarily reached extraordinarily high levels as market speculators...
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Late Change to Commission SEP Proposal Suggests Flawed Process
27 April 2023
The European Commission today published it's Proposal for a Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (COM(2023) 232 final 2023/0133 (COD)). An initial and amended version had both been leaked shortly...
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