Matthieu Dhenne

In Belgium, descriptive seizures (called “saisie-description” in Belgium) are long-standing ex parte procedures to collect evidence of infringement. When a Court grants a saisie request, the said…

Last week, we had the opportunity to review the texts regarding the UPC "saisie", the ex parte orders issued in the OERLIKON and C-KORE cases. In the second case, which is before the Paris local…

Earlier this week, we examined the UPC's first case on UPC “saisie-contrefaçon” (or "SC", see here). Today, we turn our attention another order of this type, which has been rendered by the Paris…

Having examined the UPC texts relating to UPC "saisie-contrefaçon" (see here), it's time to look at the initial case law. Of course, the existence of only two cases is insufficient to draw general…

The "saisie-contrefaçon", that French-style "Anton Piller Order", but obtained in the blink of an eye, to such an extent that the whole world is still in awe; our Marylin of French patent law has…

Yes and no, it seems. Well, yes and then no, if recent French decisions are anything to go by. In short, Hesitations Blues reign. This attitude is all the more interesting given that the question,…

My British colleague has already commented brilliantly on the UK ruling in this case from the point of view of plausibility (see here). For my part, I'd like to comment the French ruling in the same…

“One person's happiness is another person’s misfortune” (i.e., “le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres”)... This French proverb could easily be applied to the subject I'm dealing with today:…

Here we are (at last), the UPC has opened its doors to claimants. Attorneys-at-Law before national Courts, like European patent attorneys, can now bear the new title of "UCP Representative" and thus…