You, me & the UPC

Alex Mocanu walks you through the Paris Local Division (LD) decision in Tiru v Valinea Energie (UPC_CFI_130/2025) handed down on 29 May 2026. The decision concerned Tiru’s patent EP 3 178 578 (EP 578), which relates to technology implemented in a waste incineration furnace. Valinea Energie (Valinea), a company within the Veolia group, operates the accused waste treatment facility in Montbéliard, F...

On 5 November 2025, the Milan LD granted Cardo Systems (Cardo) ex parte Preliminary Injunction (PI) against ResoSport and Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin Technology (together ResoSport) in relation to infringement of a patent covering a fastening device within protective head gear. Florence Plisner explains all in this episode. For more analysis our UPC cases, visit our UPC case tracker . If you have any...

On 16 June 2026, the Mannheim Local Division (LD), granted relief, including an injunction, against the Defendants (Disney) in respect of InterDigital’s (IDC) EP 2 465 265, a patent relating to intra chroma encoding and decoding of video data. Listen to Nadine Bleach's  summary of the decision decision today. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bris...

Helin Kaya walks you through a Court of Appeal (CoA) decision today. In which it issued an order dismissing Speed Care’s request for discretionary review concerning the value in dispute set by the Hamburg Local Division (LD) in proceedings concerning EP 2 077 811.  Want to learn more about the UPC, visit our  UPC case tracker today. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us...

Lucy Sewter walks you through a Court of Appeal decision in this episode.  The decision was issued by default against Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy, dismissing its appeal against the Paris Central Division's revocation of EP 2 671 173 in its entirety. The decision serves as a reminder of the consequences of non-compliance with security for costs orders. If you have any feed...

On 1 June 2026, the Court of Appeal confirmed that a claimant's status as a small or medium-sized enterprise does not exempt it from the obligation to provide security for costs under r. 158 RoP, dismissing an appeal by La Siddhi Consultancy Limited against a €75,000 security order made in revocation proceedings before the Milan Central Division. Listen to Lucy Sewter's overview of the d...

Jonathan Ross explores a Lisbon Local Division (LD) decision today.  They found that Ericsson had successfully established infringement of its Wi-Fi related patent EP 2 819 131 against AsusTek. The case concerned laptops and notebooks incorporating Intel Wi‑Fi 6 and Wi‑Fi 6E modules. Ericsson alleged that AsusTek infringed through its various European‑facing websites. AsusTek counterclaimed for re...

On 11 May 2026, the Düsseldorf LD issued an order in the ongoing proceedings between Yangtze Memory Technologies (Yangtze) and Micron Technology (Micron). Yangtze is suing Micron for infringement of EP 3 909 047, which relates to advanced semiconductor memory technology. Ewan MacAulay explores the case in detail. Listen now! Interested in learning more about UPC cases. Check out our UPC case track...

Maria Ryan talks you through a Hamburg Local Division (LD) decision today. The Hamburg LD ordered penalty payments of EUR 58,800 against two defendants for non‑compliance with a final order. The order for payment follows a preliminary injunction granted in October 2025 in favour of Occlutech GmbH, in which the defendants, Lepu Medical, were prohibited from offering, placing on the market or using...

Ewan MacAulary talks you through the Hague Local Division (LD) decision on an application for an order to produce documents under r.190 RoP brought by Avient Protective Materials (Avient) in its ongoing proceedings against the Xingi Group (Xingi).  The proceedings relate to EP 2 791 402, which protects certain forms of polyethylene yarn and products comprising it, such as bulletproof panels, helme...

On 7 May 2026, the Brussels LD issued a cost decision under r. 150 RoP arising from Preliminary Injunction (PI) proceedings (UPC_CFI_582/2024) and related appeal proceedings (UPC_CoA_317/2025 and UPC_CoA_376/2025) concerning EP 3 732 827. Barco’s PI requests had been dismissed at both instances for lack of urgency. Lucy Sewter dives into the details of this decision in today's episode.  Inter...

On 23 April 2026, the Munich LD dismissed an application by Advanced Standard Communication LLC (ASC) for panel review of the Judge-Rapporteur’s Order requiring it to provide €300,000 security for costs in its infringement action against Xiaomi concerning an SEP. Nischay Mall explores this case in today's episode. Check it out. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us...

Eden Winlow explores the Düsseldorf LD decision to refuse Ottobock’s application for provisional measures concerning EP 3 001 984, finding that neither urgency nor infringement was established with the requisite degree of certainty. The application, filed in December 2025, was dismissed in its entirety, with costs awarded against the applicant. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, ple...

Aida Tohala walks you through an Order dated 4 May 2026, in which the Düsseldorf Local Division (LD) dismissed challenges to both the impartiality of the Court appointed experts and to the underlying ex parte inspection and evidence preservation order concerning Topsoe A/S’s patent EP 3 802 413 relating to a plant for producing hydrogen. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please ema...

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has overturned the Paris LD’s refusal of provisional measures and granted a Preliminary Injunction (PI) preventing Viatris Santé from marketing its fampridine generic (which is for the improvement of walking speed in adult patients with MS) in France until expiry of Merz’s SPC in July 2026. Listen to Aida Tohala's review of this decision in this episode of You, Me an...

The UPC continues to provide anti-suit relief in FRAND actions where it considers its jurisdiction may be compromised by the grant of interim licence applications in other Courts. In the UPC, Nokia is pursuing SEP infringement actions against Chinese car manufacturer, Geely. In response Geely initiated rate-setting proceedings in a parallel action before the Hangzhou Court in China and applied for...

Rebekka Thomas looks at the Hague LD's order in respect of an application for provisional measures by Stratasys against BambuLab. The dispute concerned BambuLab’s 3D printer (referred to as H2C), which was launched at a trade fair in Frankfurt in November 2025.  Find out more about Bristows UPC expertise here . If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@br...

Jonathan Ross analyses the Milan Central Division's (CD) decision to revoke Flexicare (Group) Limited’s unitary patent EP 4 185 356 following a revocation action brought by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited. Listen today. 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 .

On 7 April 2026, the CoA reaffirmed that a request for Security of Costs (SoC) may be made against an appellant, regardless of the party’s status as a claimant/defendant in first instance proceedings. Hannah Rigby provides a compressive overview of this decision in today's episode. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com . Find all the epis...

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. (Abbott) brought proceedings against Sinocare Inc. and A. Menarini Diagnostics s.r.l. (together the Respondents) alleging infringement of EP 3 988 471, which concerns a continuous glucose monitoring system displaying real‑time glucose data together with event information. Fariha Chowdhury explores the case in detail in this episode. Don't forget to subscribe so you d...

Fariha Chowdhury is back with another UPC case update. Today, she looks at the Paris LD's decision to revoke Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin’s European patent EP 2 323 858 B1 (EP 858) in its entirety and dismissed Michelin’s infringement action against three Goodyear group companies. Listen today, and don't forget to subscribe! If you have any feedback, questions, or comme...

Claire Wilson takes a look at the Milan Central Division's decision to dismiss ongoing revocation proceedings between Neurocrine Biosciences and Spruce Biosciences as devoid of purpose under r. 360 RoP.  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 .

On 14 April 2026, the Brussels Local Division (LD) handed down an order under r.190 RoP requiring Establishment Labs S.A (LABS) to produce a range of evidence, including soft tissue implant samples and various technical and regulatory documents, within 21 days, following a successful application made by GC Aesthetics. In our 50th episode,  Cassie Blackburn dives into the details of the decision. L...

Chloe Dickson looks at the Court of Appeal decision to uphold the revocation of an order obtained ex parte by Ecovacs against Roborock for inspection of robot vacuum cleaners at a trade fair. 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 .

Lucy Sewter explores how the CoA overturned a decision of the Mannheim Local Division (LD) that had refused Amazon permission to produce a private transcript of an oral hearing in proceedings UPC_CFI_936/2025 between Amazon and InterDigital. 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  L...