European Union: Trials & Appeals & Compensation

The Unified Patent Court has now processed hundreds of cases since opening in 2023, revealing emerging patterns in litigation success rates, procedural timelines, and forum preferences.

The date of the withdrawal declaration alone determines which version of Rule 370.9 RoP applies — and therefore the entitlement to a fee refund. When the action originally commenced does not matter.

Injunctions are not subject to the five-year limitation period under Art. 72 UPCA — no time bar applies to injunctive relief.

The law in Cyprus on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments provides for various legal frameworks, the applicability of which depends on the originating country in which the judgment was issued.

Has a family member died at work or while commuting to or from work? Discover who may be held responsible, what benefits INAIL provides, what additional compensation the family may be entitled to in 2026, and why it is crucial to act immediately with the assistance of a lawyer.

The qualification of a party as an SME or the submission of a declaration purporting to establish a party’s SME status pursuant to R. 370.8 RoP is not, in itself, sufficient to dispense with the obligation for said party to provide a security for costs in accordance with R. 158 RoP, if the requirements for the application of that rule are met.

What do the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court stipulate about raising a preliminary objection and providing a response to such objections? Sofiane Belhadj-Kacem provides the answer in...

The French Court of Cassation has issued two landmark decisions addressing whether dual nationals can bring investment treaty arbitration claims against a state of which they hold nationality. These May 2026 rulings establish critical precedents for treaty interpretation under the Vienna Convention, particularly regarding the role of subsequent diplomatic agreements and the primacy of treaty text over general international law principles.

A decision by default against the defendant of the claim or counterclaim may only be given where the facts put forward by the claimant justify the remedy sought and the procedural conduct of the defendant does not preclude giving such decision. R. 355.2 RoP thus only applies when a decision by default is sought “against the defendant of the claim or counterclaim”.