With nearly 800 cases adjudicated or pending thus far at the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a possible procedural gap has appeared in the European patent system: no clear legal mechanism currently exists ...

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) ruled that the UPC has international jurisdiction for alleged infringement actions that originate outside the UPC’s Member States. Dish and ...

“So far, UPC judges have demonstrated respect for EPO proceedings…but have been unafraid to decide validity independently on the record before them.” A European Patent Office (EPO) opposition is often ...

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