Claim construction, identical terms: While identical terms in a patent claim regularly are to be…
A patent may act as its own lexicon. Where a claim gives a binding definition of a parameter, that…
Publication of the preliminary injunction on defendants’ websites ordered in preliminary proceedings…
A request to lay open books under R. 141 RoP covers the financial details of what happened, must…
No Unreasonable Delay in Seeking Provisional Measures (R. 211.4 RoP): Delay in seeking provisional…
The UPC’s “inherent” jurisdiction to ensure its effectiveness: The jurisdiction extends to the…
Missing the deadline for a preliminary objection does not in itself establish the UPC’s…
Claims introduced for the first time during the interim proceedings in the infringement action,…
Criteria for assessment of equivalence: Like Panel 1 of the LD Düsseldorf (cf. UPC_CFI_807/2024,…
Inventive Step: Starting Points Evaluated as a Whole and Strict Thresholds for Combinations (Art. 56…
Public prior use: Making available a manufacturing method by use pursuant to Art. 54(2) EPC: A…
Discretionary decisions on belated patent amendments under Rules 30.2 and 263 RoP are subject to…
An application to change the language of proceedings before the Central Division is not a claim but…
Written pleadings themselves must bear the signature of the party (R. 4.1 RoP): Written pleadings…
Added-matter objections require identifying the extended subject-matter (Headnote 1, mn. 108 et…
Alternative service under R. 275.2 RoP may be ordered once formal service attempts fail for reasons…
Mandatory fee payment under R. 333.3 is a condition precedent for lodging an application for panel…
An order for inspection and/or preservation of evidence requires a sufficient likelihood of…
