You, me & the UPC

Belparts Group N.V. (Belparts) sought, under r.340.1 RoP, to consolidate infringement and revocation actions pending before the Munich Local Division (LD) and Paris Central Division (CD) relating to the same patent.  Nicholas Round explains all 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 he...

STEROS had obtained provisional measures against OTEC from the Hamburg Local Division, Court of First Instance (CFI), alleging infringement of EP 4 249 647. The patent relates to an electrolytic medium used in electropolishing. Nicholas Round explains all in this episode. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we rele...

Nischay Mall explores the Court of Appeals decision rejecting an application by Black Sheep Retail Products BV (Black Sheep) for suspensive effect of the first-instance decision requiring it to disclose information to HL Display AB (HL) to assist in calculating damages. The first instance judgment was previously reported here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at u...

Rachael Cartwright talks you through the Hague LD's decision in Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.’s application for provisional measures against Sinocare Inc. and A. Menarini Diagnostics s.r.l. relating to displays for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems. Read more here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we...

The Milan Central Division gave its decision on the consolidated revocation actions brought by bioMérieux against Labrador Diagnostics in relation to a patent claiming an instrument for detecting a biological analyte. Ben Reeves dives into the details 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...

On  14 October 2025, the UPC Court of Appeal addressed an appeal by Kodak against penalty orders issued by the Mannheim Local Division in an infringement action brought by Fujifilm concerning EP 3 511 174. Luke Norton gives details in this episode. Tune in!  If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we release them here...

Rachael Cartwright explores The Hague Local Division's (LD) decision by default judgment in an infringement action after the defendant failed to file its Statement of Defence by the deadline 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 .

Hannah Rigby explores the UPC Court of Appeal's decision to reject an appeal filed by Roku International B.V and Roku, Inc (Roku) against several orders issued by the Munich Local Division. Read more UPC case insights 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 .

The Paris Central Division has dismissed a revocation action brought by Meril Life Sciences against EP 4 141 181 (the Patent) owned by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, but upheld Edwards’ counterclaim that the Patent was infringed by Meril’s ‘Octacor’ and ‘Octapro’ systems.  Luke Norton explains more in this episode. Discover more UPC insights here . If you have any feedback, questions, or commen...

Ben Reeves talks you through the Hamburg Local Division's decision to grant a Preliminary Injunction (PI) in Occlutech v Lepu based on Occlutech's patent for a braided occlusion device, EP 2 387 951. Of particular interest are the Court’s findings on imminent infringement, urgency and the balance of interests between the parties. Read more here . If you have any feedback, questions, or c...

The Local Division of the Hague upheld the validity of HL Display AB's patent for shelf dividers and found Black Sheep Retail Products B.V. (BSRP) had directly and indirectly infringed the patent. Ben Reeves explains all in today's episode. Listen now! You can also read more about this and other recent cases here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcp...

Maria Ryan looks at InterDigital's ex parte provisional measures against Amazon granted by the Mannheim Local Division, designed to protect InterDigital’s ability to pursue infringement actions before the UPC in today's episode. You can read more on this here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the episodes as we relea...

In this episode, Naoise Gaffney looks at the Court of Appeal's decision to grant Apple's application to intervene in Sun Patent Trust’s appeal against a confidentiality order issued by the Paris Local Division (LD). Read more by clicking 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 . Fo...

In this episode, Maria Ryan discussed the UPC Court of Appeal's decision on the validity of a patent held by Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (Viosys) relating to improving the current spread and light output of flip-chip type LEDs. You can read more 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 . Foll...

Naoise Gaffney takes you through the ex parte order under Art. 60 UPCA in respect of a machine being exhibited at the EMO Hannover trade fair granted by the Düsseldorf LD on 22 September 2025. Discover more 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 .

Welcome to You, Me and the UPC: Case by Case! A new offshoot fo our existing podcast which covers individual case updates.  In this episode, Maria Ryan delves into the preliminary injunction granted by The Hague Local Division on the basis of infringement by equivalence. Read more here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the epi...

In this episode, Kate O'Sullivan looks at the Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss an application to annul a decision of the EPO to reject a request for unitary effect under r.97 RoP. Read more 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 .

Join Claire Phipps-Jones , Richard Pinckney and Gregory Bacon as they reflect and share insights on the first two years of the UPC. Topics include the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the UPC, local flavours and harmonisation and thoughts on cross-border claims post BSH v Electrolux and Fujifilm v Kodak . Note : All information was correct at the time of recording. If you have any feedback, questions...

In episode 10 of You, me & the UPC, Charlie French and Sam Harvey look at life in the UPC following the CJEU’s decision in BSH v Electrolux (C-339/22) , which marked a significant shift in the approach to jurisdiction for patent disputes in Europe.  They discuss the UPC case law since that decision was handed down in February 2025, including IMC Creations v Mul-T-Lock , Dainese v Alpinestars ,...

In this collaboration between our FRANDly Chat and You, me & the UPC podcasts, our experts, Naomi Hazenberg , Richard Pinckney and Francion Brooks , bring you a discussion on the first substantive FRAND decision of the UPC in Panasonic v Oppo. Find our other FRANDly Chat episodes here and our other You, me & the UPC episodes here . Note : All information was correct at the time of recordin...

In our 8th episode, Charlie French and Aida Tohala explore some of the recent decisions from the UPC exploring the boundaries of the court’s jurisdiction. These cases deal with questions including: Does the UPC have jurisdiction over countries that have signed the UPC Agreement, but not yet ratified it? How to decide whether to stay UPC proceedings when parallel litigation is ongoing at the EPO or...

In this episode of You, me and the UPC, Charlie French and Naomi Hazenberg are joined by Eden Winlow to discuss the regime for protecting trade secrets and other confidential information in the UPC. The team cover decisions from the Dusseldorf Local Division in 10x Genomics v Curio and Fujifilm v Kodak, the Hague Local Division in Plant-e v Arkyne and the Paris Local Division in C-Kore v Novawell....

In this episode of You, me & the UPC, Charlie French and Naomi Hazenberg cover the eight UPC preliminary injunction (PI) decisions to date. They discuss the legal points that have emerged from the various inter partes PI decisions, including the Court of Appeal decision in 10x Genomics v NanoString and the recent decision from the Düsseldorf Local Division in 10x Genomics v Curio , as well as...

In our fifth episode of You, me & the UPC, our patent litigation experts, Naomi Hazenberg and Charlie French , cover the early cases regarding access to documents, transparency of UPC decision-making and the application of Rule 262.1(b) of the UPC Rules of Procedure. Note: This episode was recorded before the Court of Appeal hearing in Ocado v AutoStore on 12 March, which was attended by Grego...

In our fourth episode of You, me & the UPC, our patent litigation experts, Naomi Hazenberg and Charlie French , cover the early statistics and trends emerging from the first eight months of the UPC. They explore: The uptake of the new unitary patent, top unitary patent proprietors and choice of language for unitary patents. The number of classic European patents being opted out of the UPC syst...