How the UPC is changing patent litigation

UPC confirms ‘doctrine of equivalents’ approach to patent infringement claims

A new ruling offers businesses litigating before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) clarity on how the court may assess claims for patent infringement – and is the first time the court has provided guidance on how it may apply an established doctrine that provides for infringement to be claimed with reference to how different products compare.

UPC ruling clarifies patent opt-out withdrawal rights

Businesses that have opted European patents out of being litigated before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are only blocked from withdrawing that opt-out if national litigation concerning those patents was initiated after the UPC opened, not before, the UPC Court of Appeal has ruled.

UPC: Philips succeeds against Belkin in first full SEP decision

The UPC’s Munich Local Division has handed down the first full UPC decision concerning a standard essential patent (SEP), granting a permanent injunction in favor of Philips against Belkin.