Willem Hoyng's UPC Unfiltered (AI) Podcast

🎙 Episode 18 – UK Jurisdiction, Evidentiary Seizures & Procedural Discipline In this week’s episode, our digital hosts important rulings on inter alia: 🔹 Jurisdiction over the UK The Mannheim Local Division confirms it can hear infringement claims concerning the UK part of a European patent, applying UK law on substance and UPC rules on procedure. 🔹 Standards for Saisies The Court of Appeal...

In this AI-powered episode of UPC Unfiltered, get the key takeaways from a dense week of UPC caselaw. Our digital hosts discuss Prof. Willem Hoyng's Unfiltered analysis of 12 new decisions on costs, withdrawals, and procedural discipline. Highlights from this episode include: Security for costs: Learn when significant security can be required, based on factors like NPE status or difficulties enfor...

In this AI-powered edition of UPC Unfiltered, our digital hosts dive into Professor Willem Hoyng’s analysis of key decisions from the Unified Patent Court in Week 27. Please note: This episode covers decisions published up to July 2, 2025. Due to the UPC website being temporarily unavailable due to the implementation of the new CMS, cases decided after this date will be covered in our next episode...

Episode 15: UPC Procedural Points: Fees, Costs, and Settlements (Week 26) Stay ahead of the curve with UPC Unfiltered! In this AI-powered edition, our digital hosts unpack Prof. Willem Hoyng’s insights on a range of important procedural and financial topics from the Court of Appeal, based on the key decisions from Week 26. This episode covers critical topics for practitioners, including: Court Fee...

In this AI-powered edition of UPC Unfiltered, our digital hosts unpack Professor Willem Hoyng's essential insights on the key developments from the Unified Patent Court in Week 25. This episode focuses on crucial clarifications from the Court of Appeal regarding procedural rules and practical guidance on jurisdiction from the Local Divisions. Key case discussions in this episode include: Knaus...

Episode 13: Access to Pleadings, Translation Costs, and Case Management (Week 24) Stay ahead of the curve with UPC Unfiltered! In this AI-powered edition, our digital hosts dive into Prof. Willem Hoyng's sharp analysis of the Unified Patent Court's key decisions from Week 24. This episode unpacks critical developments impacting patent law in Europe, including: Meissner v NJOY and Juul: The...

Episode 12: UPC Jurisdiction, Strict Deadlines, and Procedural Warnings (Week 23) Stay ahead of the curve with UPC Unfiltered! In this AI-powered edition, our digital hosts dive into Prof. Willem Hoyng's sharp analysis of the Unified Patent Court's key decisions from Week 23. This episode unpacks critical developments impacting patent law in Europe, including: XSYS v Esko-Graphics: A landm...

Episode 11: Week 22 UPC Rulings Unpacked with Prof. Willem Hoyng Stay ahead of the curve with UPC Unfiltered! In this AI-powered edition, our digital hosts dive into Prof. Willem Hoyng's sharp analysis of the Unified Patent Court's key decisions from Week 22. This episode unpacks critical developments impacting patent law in Europe, including: Aylo v Dish: The Paris Local Division accepts...

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 10 of UPC UNFILTERED — your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 21 of 2025 , including: • Genevant v Moderna – The Hague LD affirms broad UPC jurisdiction over UPC and non-UPC entities; opt-out validly withdrawn. • Knaus Tabbert v Yello...

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 9 of UPC UNFILTERED — your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 20 of 2025, including: • Ballinno v UEFA – CoA dismisses PI appeal as devoid of purpose since on appeal an urgent interest was no longer argued. • Huawei v MediaTek – JR cla...

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 8 of UPC UNFILTERED — your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 19 of 2025 , including: • Meril v SWAT – CoA confirms: a party cannot represent itself, even if it’s a representative. Default judgment follows. • Grundfos v Hefei – Injunct...

Welcome to Episode 7 of UPC UNFILTERED —your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 18 of 2025 , including: • Juul v NJOY – Court of Appeal grants an exceptional stay pending EPO appeal • Kinexon v Ballinno – Patent revoked; Central Division confirms inventive...

Welcome to Episode 6 of UPC UNFILTERED—your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 17 of 2025, including: • Confidentiality issues: Orthovox v Mammut and Nicoventures v NJOY/Juul • Bifurcation in the name of efficiency: Labrador v BioMérieux • JR outlines key i...

Welcome to Episode 5 of UPC UNFILTERED —your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 16 of 2025 , including: • Syngenta v Sumi Agro (UPC_CFI_566/2024; 39/2025): LD Munich allows claim change to include non-UPC EPC states post–BSH v Electrolux. • Kunststoff Nehl...

​Welcome to Episode 4 of UPC UNFILTERED—your concise, AI-powered guide to the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Professor Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this week’s episode covers highlights from Week 15 of 2025, including:​ Dainese v Alpinestars (UPC_CFI_472/2024 & UPC_CFI_792/2024) : Critical issues on claim amendments and UPC jurisdiction.​ Härtwich v Talbert (UPC_CFI_...

Welcome to the third AI-powered episode of UPC UNFILTERED —your go-to source for sharp, weekly commentary on the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this episode covers the highlights from Week 14 of 2025 , including decisions on claim amendments, opt-out withdrawals, jurisdiction over pre-UPCA acts, security for costs, and the problem-solution ap...

Welcome to the second AI-powered episode of UPC UNFILTERED , your go-to source for sharp, weekly commentary on the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. Based on Willem Hoyng’s authoritative analysis, this episode covers the highlights from Week 13 of 2025, including rulings on jurisdictional objections, bifurcation, confidentiality in cost proceedings, and more. Tailored for patent professionals...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of UPC UNFILTERED , your premier source for incisive, weekly commentary on the latest Unified Patent Court decisions. In this first AI-powered episode, we delve into key rulings from Week 12 of 2025, as analyzed by Prof. Willem Hoyng. Topics include confidentiality measures in cost proceedings, jurisdictional challenges concerning the UPC's alignment with EU law, a...