On 6 March 2026, the UPC Court of Appeal in Dyson v Dreame & Eurep referred four questions concerning the extent of the UPC’s long-arm jurisdiction to the Court of Justice of the European Union –…
It has been a little over two years since the UPC issued its first order for provisional measures on 22 June 2023. The first year saw six preliminary injunctions (PIs) granted (two ex parte) out of…
In a sophisticated dispute concerning methods for predicting breast cancer recurrence, the Barcelona Court of Appeal (Section 15) rejects infringement. In doing so, it holds a narrow view on method…
Tempus fugit. It’s hard to believe that the UPC opened for business over two years ago and, after a relatively slow start, is now flourishing. It would be fair to say that, with certain notable…
On May 27, 2025, the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan ruled in favor of Toray Industries, Inc. in a landmark patent infringement lawsuit (Case No. 2021 (Ne) 10037) concerning the extended…
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Optis Cellular Technology LLC v Apple Retail UK Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 552, handed down on 1 May 2025, is arguably the most significant UK FRAND decision since Unwired…
As is well known in the life sciences community in Europe, both the Commission and the Parliament have proposed reforms to the Medicines Directive which, if implemented, would serve to broaden the…
Today we are uncorking another bottle of the good stuff with yet another dispute in the winemaking space. A very thorough and well-written decision from the Valencia Court of Appeal in a non…
In July 2023, the Japanese electronics company Panasonic initiated a series of patent infringement and FRAND-related proceedings against several subsidiaries of the Chinese consumer electronics maker…
