Category: (EN) UPC
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
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...
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...
The Technically Qualified Judges at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
General information A chamber of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is composed of both legally and technically qualified judges. The judges should have a...
The protective letter at the UPC
A protective letter can be used to file arguments with a court regarding the non-infringement or invalidity of a patent in order to immediately...
Counterclaim for revocation before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
With the ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) and the subsequent start of work of the Unified Patent Court (UPC)...
Current Status: EU Unitary Patent and UPC
Latest News December 2023: The launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent has been postponed by two months. The reason...
The new Unified Patent Court in detail
Function and architecture of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) In our series on the new Unitary Patent and the new Unified Patent Court (UPC)...