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Faisant application de la méthode d'assimilation issue de la jurisprudence Artémis, le Conseil d'État juge que des SARL unipersonnelles de droit luxembourgeois, dont le capital est divisé en parts sociales non librement négociables et dont l'associé unique ne répond des dettes sociales qu'à concurrence de ses apports, doivent être assimilées à des sociétés à responsabilité limitée de droit français dont l'associé unique est une personne physique.

A recent order from the Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court establishes that parties may file UPC actions before the grant of underlying European patents, creating new strategic considerations for patent proprietors considering opt-outs. The decision in Omnia Technologies v Sidel Participations demonstrates how timing of opt-out requests has become critical, as the court found jurisdiction even when patents were not yet granted at the time of filing.

A Paris division of the Unified Patent Court granted a moderate €100,000 top-up to security for legal costs in a patent infringement case, balancing the defendant's increased defense expenses against the claimant's fundamental right to access justice. The court rejected demands for a much larger security increase, finding that the claimant's status as a micro-enterprise required careful consideration of proportionality principles under EU law.