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Fujifilm v. Kodak: The Court of Appeal confirms UPC’s long-arm jurisdiction outside its territory
On June 2, 2026[¹] (and further affirmed on July 13, 2026[²]), the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) confirmed – among [&h...
Significant Overhaul of China’s Trademark Law: 10 Key Changes and Compliance Action Plan
On January 1, 2027, China will implement its most comprehensive trademark law overhaul in decades. Shifting from a registration-oriented system to one strictly centred...
Our client PROMPTU achieves big win in parallel US litigation for Patent on voice- recognition
PAUSTIAN congratulates PROMPTU SYSTEMS Corp. and our U.S. colleagues at FINNEGAN on the recent USD 240 million jury verdict against Comcast in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for willful infringement of PROMPTU’s […]...
Appeals before the UPC
A party whose claims have been rejected in whole or in part at first instance has the option of lodging an appeal. The appeal...
Language of proceedings before the UPC
The decisions of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) apply equally in all participating member states and proper conduct of proceedings must be guaranteed. It...
Claim amendments and preclusion of pleadings brought in terms of the Counterclaim for revocation before the UPC
With its decision UPC_CFI_11/2024 of May 8, 2025, the Local Division Düsseldorf clarifies the possibility and the requirements to attack the validity of the...
Time-dependent course of infringement proceedings before the UPC of first instance
The proceedings before the UPC in the first instance should normally have taken place within one year.[1] For this reason, a strict time limit...
Who is an inventor – an AI-System?
The inventor is the person who is the author of the claimed invention, i.e. who has recognized the idea of the invention and developed...
Statement for Revocation or Counterclaim for Revocation?
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) offers two options for challenging the validity of a patent: on the one hand, a Statement for Revocation of...
Provisional measures at the Unified Patent Court
Provisional measures can be ordered by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) to prevent an imminent infringement of the patent or to prohibit the continuation...