The Helsinki division of the Unified Patent Court rejected an injunction request by AIM Sport against Supponor, because the reversal of the opt-out of the patent in dispute was deemed in…
UPDATE: The Unified Patent Court granted US biotech company 10x Genomics a preliminary injunction against rival NanoString. It was the UPC’s first PI in a case were an oral hearing was held with both…
The level of transparency at the Unified Patent Court is far below what would normally be considered acceptable in civil court proceedings in most of the EU member states, says UK, Dutch and European…
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…
Since the start of June 2023, 21 new technically qualified judges have been appointed to the Unified Patent Court and more will follow later this year. According to a UPC announcement, candidates…
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“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:…
June 2023 has just passed, and the newly minted Unified Patent Court is of course still on everyone's lips. But, of course, there are many reasons why the novel court system might not be the perfect…
The EPO management has been under increasing criticism for its perceived lack of attention for the deteriorating quality of EPO patents. The subject was put on the agenda prominently last year in…
