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UPC Court of Appeal guidance on stay
31 May 2024
BITZER Electronics A/S v Carrier Corporation (UPC_CFI_263/2023; UPC_CoA_22/2024) Order of 28 May 2024 (ORD_25123/2024)[1] Carrier Corporation is the proprietor of European Patent EP 3 414 708 valid...
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Security for Costs
28 May 2024
Ballinno B.V. v Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Kinexon GmbH and Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH (UPC_CFI_151/2024) Order of 14 May 2024 (ORD_23557/2024)[1] Ballinno B.V.
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UPC rules it has jurisdiction in cases where a claim is brought in violation of a contract
23 May 2024
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. v Roche Diabetes Care GmbH (UPC_CFI_589997/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_7903/2024) [1] Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc & Tandem Diabetes Care...
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UPC allows intervention by Licensee
22 May 2024
Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. v. expert klein GmbH, expert e-Commerce GmbH (UPC_CFI_363/2023) Order of 22 April 2024 (ORD_5343/2024)[1] Seoul Viosys sued expert klein GmbH and expert e-Commerce GmbH for...
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Interpretation allowed only at party’s own cost
21 May 2024
CEAD B.V. & CEAD USA B.V. v BEGO Medical GmbH (UPC_CFI_367/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_24708/2024)[1] The UPC is an international system in which a large number of languages may be employed, and...
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UPC Court of Appeal Confirms no Provisional Injunction for VusionGroup
17 May 2024
VusionGroup SA (formerly SES-imagotag SA) v Hanshow UPC_CoA_1/2024 Order of 13 May 2024 (ORD_17447/2024)[1] SES-imagotag SA, which in the meantime has changed its name to VusionGroup SA, was refused...
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Access to documents from revocation action
17 May 2024
NJOY Netherlands B.V. v Juul Labs International, Inc. (UPC_CFI_316/2023); Application for access to documents by Nicoventures Trading Limited Order dated 24 April 2024 (ORD_587436/2023)[1] NJOY...
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SEP Litigation and Self-Inflicted Disclosure Orders
17 May 2024
Panasonic Holdings Corporation v. Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH & Ors (UPC_CFI_ 219/2023): Order of 30 April 2024 (ORD_14600/2024) [1] In an unusual turn of events, Panasonic successfully applied to...
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Language change not allowed if not language of the patent
16 May 2024
F. Hoffman-La Roche AG, Roche Diabetes Care GmbH v Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc, Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V., VitalAire GmbH, Dinno Santé s.a.i., Air Liquide Healthcare Nederland B.
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Unchallenged claims of patent cannot be amended
16 May 2024
Carrier Corporation v. BITZER Electronics A/S UPC_CFI_263/2023 Order of 30 April 2024 (ORD_24607/2024)[1] BITZER Electronics filed a revocation action on 29 June 2023 against EP 3414708 at the Paris...
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Amendments and subject matter extensions
Composition of appeal panel and access to documents
15 May 2024
Ocado Innovation Limited v Autostore AS & Others (UPC_CoA_404/2023) Order dated 10 April 2024 (ORD_19369/2024)[1] A member of the public requested access to documents under Rule 262.
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REVIEW of EX PARTE PI
13 May 2024
Mammut Sports Group AG and Mammut Sports Group GmbH Düsseldorf Local Division Order of 09 April 2024[1] Introduction In its order dated 11 December 2023, the Düsseldorf Local Division (in the...
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Provisional injunction
Language change refused by the UPC
13 May 2024
MED-EL v Advanced Bionics (UPC_CFI_410/2023) Order of 15 April 2024 (ORD_13321/2024)[1] MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H. filed an infringement action in the German language at...
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Splitting proceedings in respect of multiple defendants in different jurisdictions
10 May 2024
Panasonic Holdings Corporation v Xiaomi Inc et al UPC_CFI_218/2023, 219/2023 and 223/2023 Orders of 6 May 2024[1] Panasonic has sued multiple defendants from the Xiaomi group of companies for patent...
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UPC Court of Appeal Confirms Deadline to Appeal Orders
01 May 2024
AIM Sport Vision v Supponor UPC_CoA_500/2023 Order of 26 April 2024 (ORD_23089/2024) There has been confusion in some of the first instance divisions of the Unified Patent Court as to whether certain...
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Other Case Reports
Therapists’ passing-off claims, libel and harassment allegations unravelled
15 December 2023
This article first appeared in WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (month/year). For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com.
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Report on EPO Patent Knowledge Week
13 December 2023
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently held many online conferences but the real highlight has been the Patent Knowledge week. There were three full days on 28-30 November discussing AI, the...
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Clause Ambiguity and Contract Disputes: Insights from Capita v IBM (2023)
07 December 2023
Introduction This case relates to (as stated by the judge) a "rare dispute as to the construction of a contract where one or both parties do not make some appeal to matters of factual matrix to...
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Fast Chips: US PTO launches fast-track examination for semiconductor patents
05 December 2023
The USPTO has announced a Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program for fast-track examination of qualifying semiconductor-related inventions. The program is designed to support the US CHIPS Act, which...
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Be careful what you wish for - Court of Appeal refuses to let party rely on argument it had dropped multiple years ago
30 November 2023
Lufthansa Technik AG v Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1306 The Court of Appeal has denied Lufthansa permission to rely on certain arguments at an upcoming damages inquiry...
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Clearview AI victorious on a fact specific exemption but what does this judgment mean for the extra territorial effect of the UK GDPR
29 November 2023
Clearview AI victorious on a fact specific exemption but what does this judgment mean for the extra territorial effect of the UK GDPR, in particular Article 3(2)(b)? (Clearview AI Inc v The...
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G 2/21 applied by the referring EPO Technical Board; useful guidance on the test for reliance on post-published evidence in the post plausibility era
29 November 2023
The referring Board to G 2/21 has now published its full written decision in T 0116/18, following the issuance of the minutes in September. The Decision attempts to clarify the requirements of G...
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Court refuses to close the stable door after the horse has bolted in patent dispute
23 November 2023
Saint-Gobain Adfors S.A.S v 3M Innovative Properties Company [2023] EWHC 2769 (Pat) The High Court has rejected an application made by 3M to restrict Saint-Gobain's use of information disclosed by 3M...
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It’s been emotional: the High Court says goodbye to excluding AI inventions as computer programs
22 November 2023
On 21 November 2023 the High Court of England and Wales published its judgment in Emotional Perception AI v Comptroller-General of Patents [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch) in which it found a patent application...
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What a relief! Court of Appeal permits a party to rely on evidence served two years late
13 November 2023
Lufthansa Technik AG v Panasonic Avionics Corporation [2023] EWCA Civ 1273 The Court of Appeal has granted Panasonic an extension of time to a deadline so that they can rely upon a witness statement...
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Astellas’ Validity Success Not Enough to Catch Competitors’ Products on Overactive Bladder Treatment
03 November 2023
The High Court has handed down its judgment in Astellas v Teva and Sandoz regarding Astellas' patent covering treatment for overactive bladder.
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Dr Marian Rogers Croak, Black History Month 2023
30 October 2023
In this our fifth and final article for Black History Month 2023, we profile Dr Marian Rogers Croak. Dr Marian Rogers Croak is one of a few contemporary black inventors whose work has been...
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EPO-EUIPO report: Patents and trademarks improve likelihood of start-ups securing funding
25 October 2023
On 17th October 2023 the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published a report on a joint study into the impact patents and trademarks can have...
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Dr Valerie Thomas, Black History Month 2023
23 October 2023
Our fourth article in our series of articles celebrating Black History Month shines a spotlight on the pioneering scientist and inventor, Dr Valerie Thomas.
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Hydrogen – an explosive gas or the future of green energy?
17 October 2023
The European Patent Office (EPO) and International Energy Agency (IEA) have co-authored a report on patenting technology related to hydrogen. Here, Tim Belcher, partner in EIP's Elements team,...
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