Unified Patent Court: auxiliary claim requests

01 August 2025
Amidst the buzz of rapidly developing patentability and infringement case law at the Unified Patent Court (UPC), you could be…
Corey Chapman
Corey Chapman
Technical Assistant
Rebecca Price
Rebecca Price
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Unified Patent Court: auxiliary claim requests

Unified Patent Court: added subject matter

01 August 2025
The European Patent Office (EPO) is renowned for its strict test for added subject matter, but will the Unified Patent…
Corey Chapman
Corey Chapman
Technical Assistant
Rebecca Price
Rebecca Price
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Unified Patent Court: added subject matter

EPO & UPC interplay: added subject matter by intermediate generalisation

01 August 2025
The interplay between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is of great interest to European…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Chris Sharrock
Chris Sharrock
Technical Assistant
EPO & UPC interplay: added subject matter by intermediate generalisation

Update on EPO and UPC interplay

18 July 2025
The interplay between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been of great interest to…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Update on EPO and UPC interplay

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
Patent Attorney
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

Accessing written pleadings and evidence at the UPC

12 June 2025
The Court of Appeal has provided useful clarity to guide prospective applicants under Rule 262.1(b) of the UPC Rules of…
Samuel Keyes
Samuel Keyes
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Accessing written pleadings and evidence at the UPC

Differing decisions from the UPC and EPO: Sanofi v Amgen; EP 3666797B

23 May 2025
Following the Munich Central Division 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; EP 3666797B

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