A sweeping reform of the European Union’s legislation on supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products and plant protection products is currently underway, which features the…
The Unified Patent Court has refused to grant 10x Genomics a second preliminary injunction against rival NanoString, as it was not convinced of the infringement of 10x’s patent.
The case concerned…
The start of the Unified Patent Court is a very special time for patent enthusiasts in Europe. Johanna Flythström, a Helsinki-based partner of law firm Roschier has said this in a podcast interview…
The first two substantive public hearings of the Unified Patent Court will be held next month at the local division in Munich about applications for provisional measures.
The hearings, on 5 (and if…
“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:…
As of the end of June 2023, 535,152 patents and applications have been opted-out of the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court. The effective number of opt-outs is already being reduced by…
The Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has unanimously decided to establish a section of the UPC’s Central Division in Milan, as a replacement for London.
As the UPC reported…
Three technically qualified judges (TQJ) have resigned prior to the start of operations of the Unified Patent Court.
According to a UPC announcement, Roman Maksymiw (DE), Grégoire Desrousseaux (FR)…
Italy, France and Germany have agreed on and proposed a division of the competences that were originally designated to London, between the three seats of the UPC central division in Milan, Paris and…
