Unitary patent and the EPO

Decisions of the Unified Patent Court recorded under "Unitary patent and the EPO" in UPC Litigation Watch, the case law database maintained by Dhenne Avocats.

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9 decisions recorded

Netflix Services Germany v DivX (CoA, UPC_CoA_176/2026, 2 November 2026)

2 November 2026 CoA / Luxembourg (LU) / Application Rop 223 Decision with commentary

In an order of 2 November 2026 (UPC_CoA_176/2026 and UPC_CoA_177/2026), the Court of Appeal dismisses Netflix’s application for suspensive effect of its appeal against the decision of the Munich Local Division of 15 September 2026, which found it liable for indirect infringement…

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Netflix Services Germany v DivX (CoA, UPC_CoA_177/2026, 2 November 2026)

2 November 2026 CoA / Luxembourg (LU) / Application Rop 223 Decision with commentary

In an order of 2 November 2026 (UPC_CoA_176/2026 and UPC_CoA_177/2026), the Court of Appeal dismisses Netflix’s application for suspensive effect of its appeal against the decision of the Munich Local Division of 15 September 2026, which found it liable for indirect infringement…

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Sandoz v Novo Nordisk (CFI, UPC_CFI_2221/2026, 22 October 2026)

22 October 2026 CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Revocation Action Decision with commentary

By order of 22 October 2026, the Milan section of the Central Division rules on Novo Nordisk A/S’s preliminary objection to three ancillary requests in the revocation action brought by Sandoz AG against unitary patent EP 3 689 365, on once-weekly semaglutide.

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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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QUALCOMM v EPO (CFI, 13 September 2024)

13 September 2024 CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Action against the decision of the EPO (RoP88) Decision with commentary

By order of 13 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_427/2024, App_42538/2024, ORD_51358/2024), Presiding Judge F. Butin, for the Paris Central Division, closed the action brought on 19 July 2024 by Qualcomm Incorporated under Rule 88 RoP against an EPO decision of 10 July 2024 concerning…

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