Cross-border Patent Litigation Update June 2024
2 July 2024
Our update on patent litigation cases summarises key decisions from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Unified Patent Court. This time, a major focus has been on the Unified Patent Court, which has been operational for over a year and shown that it will not hesitate to leave its mark.
Cross-border Patent Litigation Update November 2023
29 November 2023
After many years in the making, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) finally started its operations on 1 June. It has accumulated a fair number of cases by now and even issued its first decisions in the first month, with additional decisions coming out regularly now.
We have therefore included a dedicated section on the UPC in this latest edition of our update, which also comprises summaries of the most relevant decisions from the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Belgium.
Cross-border Patent Litigation Update December 2022
7 December 2022
Linklaters has published its first cross-border patent litigation update covering the most relevant developments in the UK, Germany, France and Belgium. The featured developments include decisions from the UK and France on the availability of preliminary injunctions before the grant of a patent, a judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice on the grant of exclusive licenses with retroactive effect and, lastly, a draft law published by the Belgian legislator that is intended to simplify and improve the patent grant procedure.
Unified Patent Court
Since 1 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) provides for an unprecedented court system that allows enforcing patents across several European jurisdictions in a single court proceeding. As expected, the UPC has a significant impact on the European patent law landscape. With a growing reputation for high-quality and speedy decisions, the ability to grant cross-border relief, and various language options (including English), the court is proving to be an attractive forum.Please refer to our UPC Hub for further information.
