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 adult patients with MS) in France until expiry of Merz’s SPC in July 2026. Listen to Aida Tohala's review of this decision in this episode of You, Me and the UPC: Case by case. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@...
May 22, 2026•4 min•Ep. 58
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 to the underlying ex parte inspection and evidence preservation order concerning Topsoe A/S’s patent EP 3 802 413 relating to a plant for producing hydrogen. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on Link...
May 22, 2026•4 min•Ep. 57
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 (referred to as H2C), which was launched at a trade fair in Frankfurt in November 2025. Find out more about Bristows UPC expertise here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
May 15, 2026•3 min•Ep. 56
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 Chinese car manufacturer, Geely. In response Geely initiated rate-setting proceedings in a parallel action before the Hangzhou Court in China and applied for a worldwide “ interim licence ” by way of a preservation order. Nicholas Round explores this case i...
May 15, 2026•3 min•Ep. 55
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. Hannah Rigby provides a compressive overview of this decision in today's episode. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
May 08, 2026•4 min•Ep. 54
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 & Paykel Healthcare Limited. Listen today. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
May 08, 2026•4 min•Ep. 53
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 2 323 858 B1 (EP 858) in its entirety and dismissed Michelin’s infringement action against three Goodyear group companies. Listen today, and don't forget to subscribe! If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on...
May 01, 2026•4 min•Ep. 52
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 real‑time glucose data together with event information. Fariha Chowdhury explores the case in detail in this episode. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any UPC case updates. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcp...
May 01, 2026•3 min•Ep. 51
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, within 21 days, following a successful application made by GC Aesthetics. In our 50th episode, Cassie Blackburn dives into the details of the decision. Listen today and don't forget to subscribe. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please e...
Apr 24, 2026•5 min•Ep. 50
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 purpose under r. 360 RoP. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Apr 24, 2026•1 min•Ep. 49
Chloe Dickson looks at the Court of Appeal decision to uphold the revocation of an order obtained ex parte by Ecovacs against Roborock for inspection of robot vacuum cleaners at a trade fair. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Apr 17, 2026•2 min•Ep. 48
Lucy Sewter explores how the CoA overturned a decision of the Mannheim Local Division (LD) that had refused Amazon permission to produce a private transcript of an oral hearing in proceedings UPC_CFI_936/2025 between Amazon and InterDigital. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Apr 17, 2026•4 min•Ep. 47
On 13 March 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) has set aside the Paris Local Division’s (LD’s) decision (dated 27 November 2025) that had dismissed the preliminary objections and accepted jurisdiction over alleged infringements occurring in several non-UPC states between Keeex and several US and Irish based defendants. Lucy Sewter explores the case in detail. Listen now. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we releas...
Apr 10, 2026•3 min•Ep. 46
Chloe Dickson talks you through a decision concerning EOFlow’s request for an order that certain information on the extent to which it had committed acts of infringement of Insulet’s patent be designated as confidential and withheld from public inspection. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Apr 10, 2026•2 min•Ep. 45
Patrick Newlands looks at how the Düsseldorf Local Division’s (LD) application of the Huawei v ZTE factors has clarified how that LD of the UPC intends to approach the framework. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Apr 02, 2026•3 min•Ep. 44
On 24 February 2026, in UERAN v Xiaomi, the Munich Local Division (LD) corrected an unopposed clerical omission in its January confidentiality order by adding several missing paragraphs of the Statement of Defence. Listen to Eden Winlow in today's episode, who unpicks the decision. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Apr 02, 2026•3 min•Ep. 43
Eden Winlow covers the Court of Appeal's (CoA) first ever referral to the CJEU. In which the CoA has sought clarity on the application of long-arm jurisdiction in situations involving non-EU defendants alleged to have infringed patents using the services of an EU-based intermediary, such as an authorised representative. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Mar 27, 2026•5 min•Ep. 41
On 24 February 2026, the CoA issued two decisions that reinforce the need for precise requests from third parties for public access under r. 62.1(b) RoP. Eden Winlow explores both decisions in this episode. Listen today and don't forget to subscribe! If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Mar 26, 2026•3 min•Ep. 42
On 24 February 2026, the Munich Central Division dismissed TCL’s revocation action against Corning’s patent concerning methods for producing alkali free glass for display substrates. These glass sheets are used in Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) applications. Rachael Cartwright dives into the detail in this episode. Listen now! If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on L...
Mar 20, 2026•6 min•Ep. 40
Sam Harvey takes a look at two decisions issued by the UK Court and the UPC’s Mannheim LD in the ongoing multi-jurisdictional dispute between Amazon and InterDigital over the terms of a RAND licence to InterDigital’s SEP video codec portfolio. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Mar 20, 2026•7 min•Ep. 39
Fariha Chowdhury looks at the Court of Appeals decision in Rematec GmbH & Co. KG v Europe Forestry B.V. , reinstating European patent EP 2 548 648 and overturning the Mannheim LD’s earlier revocation. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Mar 13, 2026•4 min•Ep. 38
Labrador initiated proceedings on 12 June 2024 by filing an infringement action against certain bioMérieux entities before the Düsseldorf LD. In response, bioMérieux UK filed a revocation action before the Milan Central Division (CD) on 30 August 2024, while other entities lodged a counterclaim for revocation within the Düsseldorf infringement proceedings. Listen to Fariha Chowdhury detailed analysis. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . ...
Mar 13, 2026•3 min•Ep. 37
On 9 February 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed an appeal from Papst Licensing GmBH & Co. KG (Papst) against a decision of the European Patent Office (EPO) rejecting Papst’s application for unitary effect. Olivia Henry explains more in this episode. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Mar 06, 2026•3 min•Ep. 36
Milly Wickson takes a look at the decision in which the Paris CD held that ALD France S.A.S. is entitled to bring revocation proceedings against Nanoval’s patent EP 3 083 107 B1, notwithstanding the parallel infringement and revocation actions involving ALD’s German parent company and Nanoval before the Munich LD. Listen now! If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Mar 06, 2026•2 min•Ep. 35
The Court of Appeal (CoA) recently dismissed Centripetal’s appeal against the Mannheim LD’s decision (following a request for review) to revoke an earlier saisie order, on the basis that Centripetal’s request was inadmissible. Listen to Maria Ryan in today's episode for more details on the decision. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Feb 27, 2026•2 min•Ep. 34
On 4 February 2026, the Paris LD granted Bostik’s request that Henkel (the alleged infringer) produce evidence under Art. 59 UCPA and r. 190 RoP. The request was for current data sheets for certain of Henkel’s Loctite Liofol branded flexible laminate packaging products. Jonathan Ross explains more in this episode. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Feb 27, 2026•2 min•Ep. 33
Luke Norton explores the Court of Appeals decision, handed down on 29 January 2026, addressing confidentiality and r. 262A RoP in the dispute between EOFlow and Insulet. Listen now and don't forget to subscribe! If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Feb 20, 2026•1 min•Ep. 32
On 6 February 2026, The Hague Local Division (LD) granted Abbott provisional injunctions in relation to two of its Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) patents, EP 3 960 072 (the insertion device patent) (EP 072) and EP 2 720 610 (the stacked sensor patent) (EP 610). Maria Ryan dives into the details of this case in this episode. Check it out today. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow...
Feb 20, 2026•3 min•Ep. 31
On 12 December 2025, the Munich LD ordered ASUS Technology Licensing Inc. (ASUS) to provide security for costs in the amount of EUR 200,000 following an application by the defendants, including Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd (OPPO), under r. 158.1 RoP. Nischay Mall dives into the detail of this decision. Listen today! If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on Link...
Feb 13, 2026•3 min•Ep. 30
Rebekka Thomas talks you through the Düsseldorf Local Division's (LD) decision dismissing Ona Patents SL’s (Ona) infringement action against Google Ireland Limited and Google Commerce Limited (together, Google) while simultaneously upholding the patent’s validity by dismissing Google’s counterclaim for revocation. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here . Follow us on LinkedIn ....
Feb 13, 2026•2 min•Ep. 29
