Digital simulations cannot replace direct examination of the attacked products to prove…
A licence defence under Art. 25 UPCA must be substantiated within the UPC proceedings themselves;…
Even if the defendant has filed the counterclaim for revocation only conditionally, the defendant…
No further pleadings or evidence are permitted once the appellate proceedings have reached an…
Application for public access to the register: An application for public access to the register must…
Re-establishment of rights (R. 320.1 RoP) requires showing that appeal deadlines were missed despite…
Under Art. 74(2) UPCA, appeals against revocation decisions have automatic suspensive effect,…
Filing a declaration of non-infringement before patent grant raises a question of admissibility, not…
Appeals concerning revocation counterclaims incur first-instance fees plus 10% under R. 228 and R.…
An order to preserve evidence pursuant to Art. 60 UPCA also allows for the seizure of promotional…
Lack of entitlement under Art. 138(1)(e) and Art. 60(1) EPC requires showing that the proprietor has…
Rule 296.3 RoP is to be understood to mean that, after stayed proceedings are resumed, the…
The Düsseldorf Local Division partially upheld the patent-in-suit, which relates to “SHARING…
Rule 116.3 RoP governs the consequences of a party’s non-attendance at the oral hearing, treating…
Admissibility of patent amendments (R. 30.1 RoP): Review is limited to whether the patentee filed an…
Suspensive effect is the exception, not the rule for applications for rehearing (Art. 81(2) UPCA, R.…
A SEP holder is only required to offer a single FRAND-compliant licensing route: pool or bilateral…
For the assessment of urgency it is relevant when the applicant was able to physically obtain and…
