You, me & the UPC

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...

In our third episode of You, me & the UPC, our patent litigation experts, Naomi Hazenberg , Charlie French and Gregory Bacon , discuss the jurisdiction provisions of the UPC Agreement and the question of long-arm jurisdiction beyond UPC territories.  They explore:  Which cases can be brought in the UPC? Does a patentee have to bring a claim for infringement in all territories? Why are there di...

In our first episode of You, me & the UPC, our patent litigation experts, Naomi Hazenberg and Charlie French , provide an overview of the new UPC system, which opened its doors on 1 June 2023. They explore: What does the UPC bring to the European patent litigation landscape? Which countries will participate in the UPC, now and in the future? Which patents are covered by the new system (and whi...

In our second episode of You, me & the UPC, our patent litigation experts, Charlie French and Naomi Hazenberg , provide further insights and early figures for the new UPC system, which opened its doors on 1 June 2023. They explore: The different courts of the UPC: local and regional divisions, the Central Division and the Court of Appeal. The role of Milan in the re-formed Central Division. UP...