A device claim is assessed on structure, not function: A device claim defined exclusively by…

If a statement of claim is to be served under The Hague Convention and, according to the competent…

Modification of security requires genuinely new and unforeseeable developments: R. 158 RoP allows…

The claimant filed an infringement action against two co-defendants before the Milan Local Division.…

Deliberate copying combined with continued infringement despite a provisional injunction establishes…

UPC proceedings (here provisional measures proceedings under R. 206 RoP) require a flexible and…

Admissibility of new auxiliary requests is not necessarily determined upfront: The Court did not…

A former employee may join a confidentiality club on the condition of signing a separate, penalized…

A claimant must bear costs if itunnecessarily initiates a revocation action against a defendant who…

An application for suspensive effect can be withdrawn pursuant to R. 265.1 RoP, applied mutatis…

The right to a court fee refund upon withdrawal is governed by the rules in force on the date of the…

Suspensive effect under Rule 223 RoP may be partially granted on a prima facie basis where…

Court Fees of an Appeal shall be paid in accordance with CFI’s Value of the Action : As a general…

Headnotes: Limiting a counterclaim for revocation by making it conditional upon a finding of…

Withdrawal before service on respondents is admissible; respondents need not be heard under R. 265.1…

Headnotes: The principle of the right to be heard according to Art. 76(2) UPCA obliges the court to…

Discretionary review under Rule 220.3 RoP requires demonstrating manifest error or a fundamental…

Defending Dependent Claims Without Formal Amendment: A patentee can defend dependent claims without…