You, me & the UPC
Bristows' patent litigation experts unpack key UPC decisions, explore their implications, and share practical strategies to help your business navigate the UPC with confidence.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 29 episodes
You, me & the UPC
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Case by case | Paris Central Division Rejects Joinder Application Under r. 340.1 and Maintains Separate Proceedings for Both Infringement and Revocation
Belparts Group N.V. (Belparts) sought, under r.340.1 RoP, to consolidate infringement and revocation actions pending before the Munich Local Division (LD) and Paris Central Division (CD) relating to the same patent.
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Episode 18
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Case by case | Court of Appeal Upholds First Instance Decision Ruling on Inadmissible Broadening
On 5 November 2025, the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Seoul Viosys Co Ltd (Viosys) against the decision of the Düsseldorf Local Division (LD) revoking its EP 3 223 320 patent for inadmissible broadening.
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Episode 17
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Case by case | Court of Appeal Clarifies Claim Construction: Undisclosed Experimental Data Irrelevant
STEROS had obtained provisional measures against OTEC from the Hamburg Local Division, Court of First Instance (CFI), alleging infringement of EP 4 249 647. The patent relates to an electrolytic medium used in electropolishing.
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Episode 16
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Case by case | Court of Appeal Affirms No Automatic Suspensive Effect for Information Orders
Nischay Mall explores the Court of Appeals decision rejecting an application by Black Sheep Retail Products BV (Black Sheep) for suspensive effect of the first-instance decision re...
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Episode 15
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Case by case | Milan Central Division Upholds Labrador Diagnostics Patent in Amended Form After bioMérieux Challenge
The Milan Central Division gave its decision on the consolidated revocation actions brought by bioMérieux against Labrador Diagnostics in relation to a patent claiming an instrument for detecting a biological analyte.
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Episode 14
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