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UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, May 12, 2026, Order, UPC_CFI_1747/2025

The applicant bears the burden of proof for infringement in provisional measures and must…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, 11 May 2026, Order, UPC_CFI_1034/2025 & UPC_CFI_931/2026

Confidentiality orders are not limited to trade secrets, they cover any information requiring…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Milan, May 5, 2026, Decision, UPC_CFI_727/2024

Prosecution file statements before the EPO, while not binding, may guide claim interpretation as…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, May 6, 2026, Order, UPC_CFI_1536/2026

Ex parte inspection at trade fairs justified where concrete risk of evidence destruction exists…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD The Hague, May 11, 2026, Order, UPC-CFI_478/2025, UPC_CFI_585/2026

Under R. 190 RoP and Art. 59(1) UPCA, evidence production orders require four cumulative conditions:…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD The Hague, May 4, 2026, Order, UPC_CFI_2028/2025, UPC_CFI_2031/2025

A review under R.197.3 RoP only benefits the party that files it; co-defendants who do not seek…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Brussels, May 7, 2026, Cost Decision, UPC_CFI_2265/2025

Waiver of rights requires an explicit statement – prior admissions in first instance proceedings do…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Central Division
CD Milan, May 4, 2026, Revocation Action, UPC_CFI_552/2025

The skilled person under Art. 56 EPC is a notional figure, i.e., affiliations to specific companies…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Brussels, May 4, 2026, Order on Public Access to Case Files in Evidence Preservation Proceedings, UPC_CFI_1167/2026

The nature of proceedings may justify restricting public access under Art. 45 UPCA, even though R.…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Hamburg, May 5, 2026, Order on Penalty Payments, UPC_CFI_1881/2025

Recurring penalty payments may be imposed for non-compliance with court orders under Rule 354(3)…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Munich, May 5, 2026, Interim Conference, UPC_CFI_165/2025, UPC_CFI_665/2025

It was agreed that number of invalidity attacks should be limited to five or six and the number of…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, May 4, 2026, review of an order to preserve evidence, request for the expert’s recusal, UPC_CFI_1696/2025

There is a basis for concern regarding an expert’s bias if – from the perspective of a knowledgeable…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, May 4, 2026, revocation of an order on inspection and evidence preservation, UPC_CFI_885/2025

An order for the preservation of evidence shall be revoked or otherwise cease to have effect if the…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, April 30, 2026, dismissal of confidentiality order, UPC_CFI_351/2024, 595/2024

A party may make an application for a confidentiality order pursuant to R. 262A.1 RoP if it is…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Düsseldorf, May 7, 2026, refusal of provisional measures, UPC_CFI_1927/2025, 1928/2025

Re urgency requirement in case of provisional measures: – Applicant’s burden to present/prove: the…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Luxembourg Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal, April 30, 2026, order rejecting appeal as inadmissible, UPC_CoA_1/2026

Ex officio assessment of admissibility: The Court of Appeal verifies ex officio compliance with the…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Helsinki, April 29, 2026, decision on infringement and validity, UPC_CFI_214/2023, UPC_CFI_403/2025

Parties select equivalence approach absent CoA case law: When assessing an issue where there is no…

UPC Decision
UPC Decision on
Local Division
LD Helsinki, April 29, 2026, order disposing of provisional measures application, ACT_551054/2023

Key takeaway PI application devoid of purpose: If a provisional measures application has become…