Willem Hoyng's UPC Unfiltered (AI) Podcast

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidence production, opt-outs, late-filed submissions, preliminary injunctions, confidentiality, and the practical realities of UPC litigation. In this episode, we cover: 📄 Evidence Production, Access & Confidentiality: Several decisions addres...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on forum shopping, interim conferences, confidentiality, infringement and revocation strategy and the practical realities of UPC litigation. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Forum Shopping & Jurisdiction: The week includes important Court of Appeal gu...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a focus on interim conferences, SEP and FRAND disputes, provisional measures, damages, confidentiality, and the practical realities of UPC litigation. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Interim Conferences & Case Management: Several decisions highlight the UPC’s incre...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on confidentiality regimes, security for costs, settlements, cross-border jurisdiction, and the practical realities of UPC litigation. In this episode, we cover: 🔐 Confidentiality, SEP Litigation & Access to Information: Several decisions address...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on security for costs, cross-border jurisdiction, confidentiality, settlement practice, validity and infringement, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: 💰 Security for Costs, Fees & Settlements: Recent d...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on case management, security for costs, settlement practice, evidence production, and the practical consequences of UPC enforcement. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Case Management, Appeals & Procedural Discipline: Recent decisions address joined pro...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidentiary measures, jurisdiction, confidentiality, settlement practice, cost recovery, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Evidence Measures, Stays & Procedural Discipline: Recent decisions addr...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidence production, confidentiality, preliminary injunction practice, cost recovery, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Evidence Production & Inspection Measures: Recent decisions address R. 190...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidence preservation, confidentiality, urgency in PI proceedings, cost recovery, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Evidence Preservation & Ex Parte Measures: Key decisions on inspections, seizu...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a wide range of new decisions from the Unified Patent Court, with a clear focus on procedural discipline, case management, and the practical realities of UPC litigation. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ PI Proceedings & Claim Interpretation: A detailed look at Stratasys v Bambulab, where the Hague Local Division refused...

This week, our AI hosts unpack Prof. Willem Hoyng’s analysis of the latest UPC decisions, exposing procedural excesses, inefficiencies in cost proceedings, and escalating cross-border tensions in SEP litigation. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Procedural Discipline Under Pressure: When 150+ invalidity attacks, late filings, and massive expert reports push the Milan Local Division to its limits in Pr...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on 10 new decisions from the Unified Patent Court. We are diving deep into the Court's reasoning on public access to pleadings, the jurisdictional limits of suing non-EU entities, and the evolving standards for Preliminary Injunctions and indirect infringement. In this episode, we cover: 🌍 International Jurisdiction & t...

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on 10 new decisions from the Unified Patent Court. We are diving deep into the Court's reasoning on cross-border PI jurisdiction, the strict rules around auxiliary requests, and the financial realities of the UPC's costs regime. In this episode, we cover: 🌍 Cross-Border PIs & International Comity: Why the Hambur...

Prof. Willem Hoyng comments on 15 new UPC decisions. The Court of Appeal takes centre stage this week with major rulings on preliminary injunctions, costs, courtroom transcripts, language requirements, and jurisdiction. In this episode: — Can you file auxiliary requests in PI proceedings? The Court of Appeal says yes — and explains when and how (Onward v Niche). — Rematec won on appeal, then filed...

This week, Prof. Willem Hoyng dives into a flurry of activity at the UPC, where the "doorstep of the court" is proving to be a powerful catalyst for settlements. We explore why the Court of Appeal is taking a strict line on claim interpretation—reminding patent attorneys that listing too many "advantages" in a patent can come back to haunt you during infringement proceedings. We also cover the Pre...

This week, Prof. Willem Hoyng breaks down the 'hot potato' of file wrapper estoppel and why the UPC is still navigating how to use prosecution history in claim interpretation. We also explore the 'attacked embodiment' and how injunctions can reach unknown future products , the high bar for ex parte exhibition raids , and why being an 'unwilling licensee' in SEP negotiations...

This week, Prof. Willem Hoyng breaks down why a damage claim was entirely dismissed under strict German law. We also uncover the strategic trap of UPC preliminary injunctions during settlements, and why you must explicitly plead Article 71b(3) for non-EU jurisdiction. Cases and topics discussed in this episode: 💶 Damages under National Law : German law applied to a damage claim; claim dismissed f...

In this week's episode of the UPC Unfiltered AI Podcast, our digital hosts unpack Prof. Willem Hoyng’s analysis of 10 new decisions for HRM. The Unified Patent Court is moving incredibly fast, and this week brings massive shifts in European patent litigation strategy. We break down the hard legal facts of the rulings and separate them from Prof. Hoyng’s essential practical takeaways. Key Episo...

This week, our digital hosts dive into Prof. Willem Hoyng’s analysis of 14 recent Unified Patent Court (UPC) decisions. In this episode, we cover: 🔒 Public Access vs. Confidentiality: Why you must proactively request Rule 262A protection during active proceedings if you want to shield documents from the public later under Rule 262.2. 💰 Security for Costs: How the Court of Appeal clarified Rule 1...

Welcome to a massive week at the Unified Patent Court. Prof. Willem Hoyng unpacks a packed docket of new decisions, highlighting critical strategic traps every patent litigator needs to know. In this episode, we cover: The Post-Trial Confidentiality Trap: Why your documents aren't automatically safe from public access when the case ends. "Submarine Tactics": A strong critique of fili...

Prof. Willem Hoyng reviews a week of tactical blunders and strict enforcement at the UPC. In this episode: 💥 Stalling Backfires (Van Loon v Inverquark): The defendant tried to play games with confidentiality deadlines. The Court’s response? Releasing the unredacted expert report to the claimant. 🗣️ Stop the Language Swap: Filing in German only to switch to English is a waste of time and money. Pr...

Prof. Willem Hoyng reviews this week’s decisions, focusing on cross-border enforcement challenges, strict confidentiality rules, and the efficiency of settling costs. KEY DECISIONS: 🔹 CROSS-BORDER ENFORCEMENT (FUJIFILM v Kodak - Mannheim LD)The Court held (in an obiter dictum) that UPC decisions concerning non-UPC territories (e.g., the UK) are only enforceable after recognition by local courts....

Our digital hosts discuss Prof. Willem Hoyng’s review of this week’s decisions, identifying critical rulings on confidentiality and appeal procedures. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS: 🔹 CONFIDENTIALITY: NO "EXTERNAL EYES ONLY" (Sun v Vivo; Ericsson v Asustek - CoA)The Court of Appeal confirmed that the UPC does not accept "External Eyes Only" regimes. The Rule: At least one natural person from a party (e.g., an...

Prof. Willem Hoyng reviews this week’s key decisions, focusing on cross-border jurisdiction, strict validity standards, and the importance of choosing the right venue. In this episode: 🔹 Cross-Border Reach (Labs v GC Aesthetics - Brussels LD): The Court confirms jurisdiction over alleged infringements in non-UPC countries (UK, Switzerland, Spain). Prof. Hoyng warns litigators: if you don't ra...

Prof. Willem Hoyng reviews this week’s decisions with a clear warning: The UPC is front-loaded and unforgiving, and forum choice is becoming a critical strategic variable. In this episode: ⚠️ Front-loading Traps (Ona v Google; Fisher v Flexicare): Too late for indirect infringement: In Ona , a late attempt to argue indirect infringement was refused. If it's not in your Statement of Claim, it&#...