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LD Helsinki, April 29, 2026, Decision On Infringement And Validity, UPC_CFI_214/2023, UPC_CFI_403/2025
The Helsinki Local Division of the Unified Patent Court examined infringement proceedings involving EP 3 295 663, with AIM Sport Development AG asserting patent rights against multiple TGI Sport entities across European jurisdictions. The case included a counterclaim for revocation, requiring the court to analyze validity under Articles 54, 56, and 123(2) EPC alongside infringement claims under Article 69 EPC.
Finland IP
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Bardehle Pagenberg
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Is The German Utility Model Your Secret Weapon For IP Enforcement?
The German Utility Model provides a strategic alternative to standard patent protection, offering unexamined IP rights for technical inventions with fast registration and flexible enforcement options. This protection mechanism features unique advantages including narrower prior art definitions, grace periods for applicant disclosures, and the powerful branch-off application feature that allows derivation from pending patent applications.
Germany IP
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Boult Wade Tennant
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Court Of Appeal, April 17, 2026, Order Concerning A Request For Provisional Measures, UPC_CoA_901/2025
The Unified Patent Court's Court of Appeal in Luxembourg addresses critical questions about patent claim interpretation, indirect infringement liability, and the assessment of non-technical features in inventive step analysis. This landmark decision examines whether software apps distributed through app stores can constitute indirect infringement and establishes important precedents for timeline graph interpretation in patent claims.
Luxembourg IP
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Bardehle Pagenberg
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[Blog] Innovation en Europe : les femmes toujours sous-représentées selon l’OEB
L’Observatoire des brevets et des technologies de l’Office européen des brevets (OEB) a publié, le 3 mars 2026, une étude consacrée à la place des femmes dans l’écosystème européen de l’innovation. Fondée sur une analyse de données relatives aux activités brevet et à l’entrepreneuriat technologique, cette étude met en évidence une sous-représentation persistante des femmes, tant parmi les inventeurs que parmi les fondateurs de start-up impliquées dans des démarches de propriété industrielle.
European Union IP
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Novagraaf Group
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LD Paris, April 16, 2026, Infringement Action And Counterclaim For Revocation, UPC_CFI_138/2025, UPC_CFI_522/2025
Michelin has filed an infringement action against Goodyear entities in the Unified Patent Court's Paris Local Division, with Goodyear responding with a counterclaim for revocation of the patent in question. The case involves European Patent EP 2 323 858 and raises questions about patent validity and alleged infringement in France under the UPC Agreement's procedural rules.
European Union IP
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Bardehle Pagenberg
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