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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Case by Case | Local Division overturns ex parte injunction granted in November in relation to protective head gear
On 5 November 2025, the Milan LD granted Cardo Systems (Cardo) ex parte Preliminary Injunction (PI) against ResoSport and Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin Technology (together ResoSport) in relation to infringement of a patent covering a fastening devic...
Case by Case | Paris Local Division Rules on Doctrine of Equivalents
Alex Mocanu walks you through the Paris Local Division (LD) decision in Tiru v Valinea Energie (UPC_CFI_130/2025) handed down on 29 May 2026.The decision concerned T...
Case by Case | Court of Appeal confirms Local Divisions’ discretion in value in dispute assessments
Helin Kaya walks you through a Court of Appeal (CoA) decision today. In which it issued an order dismissing Speed Care’s request for discretionary review concerning the value in dispute set by the Hamburg Local Division (LD) in proceedings conc...
Case by Case | Mannheim Local Division grants injunction against Disney in respect of InterDigital’s video streaming patent
On 16 June 2026, the Mannheim Local Division (LD), granted relief, including an injunction, against the Defendants (Disney) in respect of InterDigital’s (IDC) EP 2 465 265, a patent relating to intra chroma encoding and decoding of video data.<...
Case by case | Court of Appeal Confirms Security for Costs Obligations Apply to SMEs
On 1 June 2026, the Court of Appeal confirmed that a claimant's status as a small or medium-sized enterprise does not exempt it from the obligation to provide security for costs under r. 158 RoP, dismissing an appeal by La Siddhi Consultancy Li...
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies decision by default against appellants who fail to provide security for costs
Lucy Sewter walks you through a Court of Appeal decision in this episode. The decision was issued by default against Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy, di...
Case by Case | Lisbon Local Division provides guidance on revocation of expired patents and online infringement
Jonathan Ross explores a Lisbon Local Division (LD) decision today. They found that Ericsson had successfully established infringement of its Wi-Fi related patent EP 2...
Case by Case | Hamburg Local Division penalises defendants for website and marketplace offerings despite disclaimers
Maria Ryan talks you through a Hamburg Local Division (LD) decision today. The Hamburg LD ordered penalty payments of EUR 58,800 against two defendants for non‑compliance with a fina...
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division grants Yangtze Confidentiality Order against itself to comply with US export controls
On 11 May 2026, the Düsseldorf LD issued an order in the ongoing proceedings between Yangtze Memory Technologies (Yangtze) and Micron Technology (Micron). Yangtze is suing Micron for infringement of EP 3 909 047, which relates to advanced semic...
Case by Case | Brussels Local Division sets costs ceiling for PI proceedings and clarifies waiver and interpretation of cost rules
On 7 May 2026, the Brussels LD issued a cost decision under r. 150 RoP arising from Preliminary Injunction (PI) proceedings (UPC_CFI_582/2024) and related appeal proceedings (UPC_CoA_317/2025 and UPC_CoA_376/2025) concerning EP 3 732 827. Barco...
Case by case | The Hague Local Division allows targeted access to samples for infringement testing
Ewan MacAulary talks you through the Hague Local Division (LD) decision on an application for an order to produce documents under r.190 RoP brought by Avient Protective Materials ...
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division rejects request for preliminary injunction amid doubts over infringement and urgency
Eden Winlow explores the Düsseldorf LD decision to refuse Ottobock’s application for provisional measures concerning EP 3 001 984, finding that neither urgency nor infringement was ...
Case by Case | Munich Local Division confirms that FRAND security cannot be relied on to resist security for costs
On 23 April 2026, the Munich LD dismissed an application by Advanced Standard Communication LLC (ASC) for panel review of the Judge-Rapporteur’s Order requiring it to provide €300,000 security for costs in its infringement action against Xiaomi...
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies urgency and waiver of invalidity defences in provisional measures proceedings
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has overturned the Paris LD’s refusal of provisional measures and granted a Preliminary Injunction (PI) preventing Viatris Santé from marketing its fampridine generic (which is for the improvement of walking speed in a...
Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division rejects expert bias challenge and upholds ex parte inspection regime
Aida Tohala walks you through an Order dated 4 May 2026, in which the Düsseldorf Local Division (LD) dismissed challenges to both the impartiality of the Court appointed experts and...
Case by Case | The Hague Local Division dismisses Stratasys Preliminary Injunction application following narrow claim construction on purge towers
Rebekka Thomas looks at the Hague LD's order in respect of an application for provisional measures by Stratasys against BambuLab. The dispute concerned BambuLab’s 3D printer (ref...
Case by Case | Mannheim Local Division grants Nokia ex parte anti-suit injunction in relation to Chinese interim licence application
The UPC continues to provide anti-suit relief in FRAND actions where it considers its jurisdiction may be compromised by the grant of interim licence applications in other Courts. In the UPC, Nokia is pursuing SEP infringement actions against C...
Case by Case | Court of Appeal reaffirms approach to Security for Costs
On 7 April 2026, the CoA reaffirmed that a request for Security of Costs (SoC) may be made against an appellant, regardless of the party’s status as a claimant/defendant in first instance proceedings.
Case by Case | The Milan Central Division clarifies holistic novelty assessment and the limits of auxiliary requests
Jonathan Ross analyses the Milan Central Division's (CD) decision to revoke Flexicare (Group) Limited’s unitary patent EP 4 185 356 following a revocation action brought by Fisher...
Case by Case | Paris Local Division revokes Michelin patent following novelty challenge based on single prior art document
Fariha Chowdhury is back with another UPC case update. Today, she looks at the Paris LD's decision to revoke Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin’s European patent EP...
Case by Case | Court of Appeal clarifies limits of cross appeals under r.220.1 while granting preliminary injunction in Abbott v Sinocare
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. (Abbott) brought proceedings against Sinocare Inc. and A. Menarini Diagnostics s.r.l. (together the Respondents) alleging infringement of EP 3 988 471, which concerns a continuous glucose monitoring system displaying r...
Case by Case | GC Aesthetics succeed in r.190 application for implant samples and key technical and regulatory files
On 14 April 2026, the Brussels Local Division (LD) handed down an order under r.190 RoP requiring Establishment Labs S.A (LABS) to produce a range of evidence, including soft tissue implant samples and various technical and regulatory documents...
Case by Case | Milan Central Division conclude proceedings following EPO revocation
Claire Wilson takes a look at the Milan Central Division's decision to dismiss ongoing revocation proceedings between Neurocrine Biosciences and Spruce Biosciences as devoid of pu...
