Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP97)

Decisions of the Unified Patent Court recorded under "Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP97)" in UPC Litigation Watch, the case law database maintained by Dhenne Avocats.

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PAPST LICENSING v European Patent Office (CoA, 9 February 2026)

9 February 2026 CoA / Luxembourg (LU) / Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP97) Decision with commentary

In a decision of 9 February 2026 (UPC_CoA_8/2026), given in German by a standing judge, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of PAPST LICENSING GmbH & Co. KG against the Paris Central Division's decision upholding the EPO's refusal to register unitary…

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PAPST LICENSING v EPO (CFI, 30 December 2025)

30 December 2025 CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP97) Decision with commentary

In a decision of 30 December 2025 (UPC_CFI_1771/2025), the standing judge of the Paris Central Division dismissed PAPST LICENSING's application against the EPO decision of 10 November 2025 refusing unitary effect for EP 3 327 608.

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Bodycap v European Patent Office (EPO) (CoA, 16 September 2025)

16 September 2025 CoA / Luxembourg (LU) / Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP97) Decision with commentary

By an order of 16 September 2025 (UPC_CoA_796/2025), the standing judge of the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Bodycap, CNRS and Université de Rennes against the order of the Milan Central Division of 6 August 2025, which had upheld the…

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Bodycap v EPO (CFI, 6 August 2025)

6 August 2025 CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP97) Decision with commentary

By order of 6 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_628/2025), the standing judge of the Milan Central Division (Judge Postiglione, sitting alone under Rule 97.4 RoP and Article 19 of the Statute) dismissed the action brought by Bodycap, CNRS and Université de Rennes against the…

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