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UPC Litigation Risks for Chinese Firms: Service Delays Could Mean Surprise Judgments
China, European Union - September 1 2025 Since the establishment of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) just over two years ago, cross-border service of statements of claim - especially to…
Be quick to file an application for a cost decision at the UPC - or it could be a costly mistake
European Union - August 13 2025 The UPC Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently confirmed (UPC_CoA_380/2025 of 20 August 2025 in expert e-Commerce GmbH & expert klein GmbH ("expert") v…
EPO Board of Appeal Decides Pig/Human Chimera Patent Offends Human Dignity
European Union - February 17 2025 The EPO Board of Appeal (“BoA”) recently rejected a patent application relating to pig-human chimeras, concluding that the invention was contrary to…
Patent Litigation in Practice Series: Spotlight on Ireland: Preliminary Injunctions in Ireland
Ireland - January 29 2025 Every month our international team of patent litigation experts provides a practical insight into different aspects of patent litigation in their…
First decision on the SPC manufacturing waiver by the Belgian courts
Belgium - January 28 2025 On 23 December 2024, the Brussels enterprise court issued a first decision in Belgium on the so-called “SPC manufacturing waiver”. Under the…
Lessons in expert witness instruction from UK ruling in shower patent dispute
United Kingdom - January 23 2025 A recent UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) judgment in a dispute between shower manufacturers Kohler Mira Limited (“Mira”) and Norcros…
Printed QR Codes: UK Court of Appeal scans through patent's invalidation
United Kingdom - January 14 2025 The Court of Appeal recently upheld a Patents Court decision invalidating Ensygnia’s patent relating to graphical objects that encode information…
SEP & FRAND before the UPC - what has been happening in 2024?
European Union - December 18 2024 November 22 2024 was a landmark date in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) - it was the date the UPC issued its first decision involving a SEP and a…
Emotional Perception AI to go to the UK Supreme Court
United Kingdom - December 3 2024 The UK Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in Emotional Perception AI. Read our report of the Court of Appeal decision here. Quick Recap…
UPC Court of Appeal Decision on Opt-Out Withdrawals
European Union - November 18 2024 The UPC Court of Appeal has decided that withdrawing an opt-out is not affected by national proceedings that started before 1 June 2023. This means…
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