Category: Unified Patent Court (UPC)

The Unified Patent Court has changed the architecture of European patent litigation. A company can now obtain remedies across a large part of Europe through a single proceeding, cases move comparatively quickly, and decisions taken in one forum may in ...

The Unified Patent Court is gradually changing the strategic characteristics of European patent portfolios. What began as a new institutional framework for patent litigation is increasingly influencing decisions that arise much earlier in the life of ...

The Unified Patent Court is no longer a new institution in European patent litigation. It is becoming a central part of the strategic environment in which international companies enforce patents, defend market positions and prepare for disputes across ...

The Unified Patent Court has moved rapidly from institutional experiment to an important venue for European patent litigation. Since opening in June 2023, it has created new possibilities for cross-border enforcement, central revocation, provisional m ...

For many years, European patent strategy followed a familiar pattern. Companies filed at the European Patent Office, validated nationally, enforced nationally, defended nationally, and often treated litigation as something that would happen in selecte ...

The Unified Patent Court is no longer a legal experiment waiting to prove itself. It has become a market. And like every serious market, it creates new needs, new service categories, new positioning opportunities and new pressure on those who advise c ...

In cloud infrastructure and high-performance computing, IP decisions rarely stand alone. They sit inside complex business architectures shaped by data processing, distributed systems, long-term enterprise contracts, public-sector requirements, cyberse ...

The introduction of the Unified Patent Court creates new strategic options for industrial companies in Europe. This is especially relevant for mechanical engineering and mechatronics, where products combine hardware, software, control technologies, lo ...

Medical technology is one of the fields where IP decisions are rarely made at a single moment in time. Product development, clinical validation, regulatory approval, reimbursement, market access, and competitive positioning often unfold over many year ...

The UPC has moved from a legal experiment to an established forum for European patent litigation. Rising infringement actions, growing case law and stronger use by patent-intensive industries show increasing market confidence. The court is shaping new ...