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UP & UPC

UP & UPC statistics and trends: a two-year check in

12 June 2025
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
UP & UPC statistics and trends: a two-year check in

Inventive step at the UPC: two years on

12 June 2025
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
William Hutton
William Hutton
Technical Assistant
Inventive step at the UPC: two years on

Differing decisions from the UPC and EPO: Sanofi v Amgen

12 June 2025
Rebecca Price
Rebecca Price
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Differing decisions from the UPC and EPO: Sanofi v Amgen

First UPC infringement decision for second medical use claims

22 May 2025
Chris Weekes
Chris Weekes
Technical Assistant
First UPC infringement decision for second medical use claims
Upcguide

Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

01 June 2023
Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
IP Cases & Articles
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Inventive step at the UPC: two years on

12 June 2025
Assessment of inventive step at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has included a mix of the problem-solution approach from the…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
William Hutton
William Hutton
Technical Assistant
Inventive step at the UPC: two years on

Claim interpretation: more clarity on claim construction at the UPC

12 June 2025
Since the Court of Appeal’s decisions on claim interpretation in March and May 2024, Unified Patent Court (UPC) judges at…
Andrew Cockerell
Andrew Cockerell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Claim interpretation: more clarity on claim construction at the UPC

Good service at the UPC: service of claims

12 June 2025
In order to initiate a legal action within the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a statement of claim must be served…
Ben Wood
Ben Wood
Technical Assistant
Good service at the UPC: service of claims

Differing decisions from the UPC and EPO: Sanofi v Amgen

12 June 2025
Following the Munich Central Division’s decision in the first-filed case of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) between Sanofi-Aventis v Amgen…
Rebecca Price
Rebecca Price
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Differing decisions from the UPC and EPO: Sanofi v Amgen

UP & UPC statistics and trends: a two-year check in

12 June 2025
In the two years since the UPC opened, patentees have also been able to protect their inventions across Europe through…
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
UP & UPC statistics and trends: a two-year check in
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Dyoung webinar upc caselaw

UPC Case Law, Observations & Analysis

13 November 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Samuel Keyes
Samuel Keyes
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
UPC Case Law, Observations & Analysis
Dyoung webinar upc lexology masterclass

Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?

06 June 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Anthony Albutt
Anthony Albutt
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?
Dyoung webinar upc lexology masterclass

Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?

06 June 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Anthony Albutt
Anthony Albutt
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
Lexology masterclass: the UPC one year on - where are we now?
FAQs & Guides
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Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

This guide sets out the essential elements of the UPC system. We have published a separate guide to the unitary…

Guide to the unitary patent (UP)

In this guide we explain the key points of the unitary patent. We have published a separate guide to the…