News

Discover how the UPC Court of Appeal in Belkin v Philips (October 2025) extends liability for patent infringement to third parties, including parent companies and directors. Read the key principles and practical implications of this landmark ruling.

March 18, 2026

Third-party liability for patent infringement: the UPC Court of Appeal’s landmark decision in Belkin v Philips

This contribution examines the UPC Court of Appeal’s decision of 3 October 2025 (UPC_CoA_534/2024, UPC_CoA_19/2025 and UPC_CoA_683/2024) in Belkin v Philips, which addresses the personal scope of patent infringement under the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA). The judgment…

February 10, 2026

Claim interpretation in Europe after G 1/24: the EPO and UPC Court of Appeal compared

This article compares how claim interpretation is approached under the European Patent Convention (EPC) and by the European Patent Office (EPO) following G 1/24, and how the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is applying Article 69…

February 3, 2026

Infringement by Equivalence at the Unified Patent Court

This contribution reviews the developing case law on infringement by equivalence at the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The doctrine of equivalence addresses situations in which an alleged infringer adopts the technical teaching of a patent while introducing one or more…

January 13, 2026

UPC – stay of proceedings

Under the UPCA and its Rules of Procedure (“RoP”), various scenarios can lead to the suspension or “stay” of the proceedings before the UPC pending the outcome of those before another court or administrative body, or before another UPC division.…

Cookie Policy

Disclaimer

Do you want to stay tuned?

Stay up to date on what is happening in and around UPC patent litigation, and receive our personalized communications.