Space technologies have become increasingly strategic in the global innovation landscape. From satellite communications and Earth observation to advanced propulsion systems, space-related…
The preliminary opinion of the Enlarged Board in G 1/25 can be found here. At present, the Enlarged Board seem set to uphold the EPO practice of requiring adaptation of the description, both in…
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…
As previously reported in this blog, on 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2026]…
For the past year, European patent lawyers have been discussing the “long arm” of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) as if jurisdiction were simply a question of geographical reach. In cross-border…
In J 1/24, Board 3.1.01 (the Legal Board of Appeal) surprised many practitioners by treating a divisional filed after the publication of the mention of the grant as validly filed. As this went…
On 19 February 2026, the English Court of Appeal (Arnold LJ presiding) handed down its decision in Salts v Pelican [2026] EWCA Civ 93 – an appeal against the first instance decision of Ian Karet (…
In a landmark ruling handed down on 11 February, the UK Supreme Court in [Emotional Perception AI v Comptroller General [2026] UKSC 3] has brought about a shift in the way that the …
The Tokyo District Court recently released its "Guidelines for Proceedings in Patent Infringement Lawsuits involving Standard Essential Patents" (the "Guidelines"). This is the first time a Japanese…
Key Takeaway: The Unified Patent Court is no longer an experiment. With filings up sharply and practitioners increasingly confident in using the system, litigation before the UPC is developing its…
