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Court Of Appeal, March 10, 2026, Order, Retroactive Time Extension Under R. 9.3(a) RoP – UPC_CoA_37/2026

R. 320 RoP applies only where missing a time limit causes a party to lose a substantive right or means of redress, such as the right to initiate appeal proceedings or to challenge default judgments.

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, March 6, 2026, Order, UPC_CoA_789/2025 And UPC_CoA_813/2025 – Provisional Measures For Hair Care Appliance Attachment Patent

Claim construction must balance function and structure: interpreting structural claim features solely by their function is insufficient; the physical and spatial configuration taught by the patent must equally...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, March 9, 2026, Procedural Order, UPC_CFI_758/2024, UPC_CFI_259/2025

The Court must take into account the reasons put forward by the requesting party as to why further pleadings are necessary.

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, March 6, 2026, Decision, UPC_COA_895/2025 & UPC_COA_896/2025

Under R. 265.1 RoP, a party may withdraw its action as long as no final decision has been rendered. The withdrawal shall not be permitted if the other party...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, March 11, 2026, Decision, UPC_CFI_934/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, 24 February 2026, Decision Concerning Public Access To The Register, UPC_CoA_9/2026, UPC_CoA_10/2026

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Mannheim, 24 February 2026, Order Of Court Of First Instance, UPC_CFI_735/2024, UPC_CFI_224/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Detecting Relative Movement Between A User's Face And An Augmented Reality Element: Non-technical

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Bardehle Pagenberg

A German Court Rules That AI-generated Designs Do Not Benefit From Copyright Protection

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Potter Clarkson

Consulting The Description — But To What End?

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, March 3, 2026, Order On A R.265 RoP Application And Determination Of Value In Dispute, UPC_CoA_887/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD The Hague, February 25, 2026, UPC_CFI_620/2025, UPC_CFI_1509/2025, UPC_CFI_1511/2025

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Lego's Recent Loss Before The EGC: A Reminder Of The Four-Stage Assessment Of A Design's Individual Character (T-628/42)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 26, 2026, Request For Discretionary Review, UPC_CoA_34/2026

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Cybersecurity Laws And Regulations EU Cybersecurity Regulatory Landscape: A Deep Dive Into The NIS2 Directive 2026

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Navigating 2026 - A Focus On Financial Services Supervisory Priorities Across The EU In The Year Ahead

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Resilient Capital In Rough Waters: Adapting External Financing To Win

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A Year In Review – Real Estate Germany

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EU Industrial Accelerator Act: What Companies Need To Know

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A German Court Rules That AI-generated Designs Do Not Benefit From Copyright Protection

A Munich court has held that three AI‑generated logos lacked the required level of human creative input to qualify for copyright protection. Although prompts were used, the judges found that the AI's technical...

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Court Of Appeal, December 19, 2025, Decision On Public Access To The Register, UPC_CoA_523/2024

The objectives of balancing the interests pursuant to Art. 45 UPCA, and the requirement of representation ensure the proper conduct of proceedings, and would be compromised if access to written pleadings and evidence...

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Court Of Appeal, December 22, 2025, Decision On Access To Written Pleadings And Evidence, UPC-COA-0000886/2025

A law firm may also be a member of the public within the meaning of R. 262.1 (b) RoP, see already order of 9 January 2024, UPC_CoA_480, UPC_CoA_481/2024, Abbott v Powel Gilbert.

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LD Munich, December 12, 2025, Order On Security For Costs, UPC_CFI_525/2025

Security for costs application against a claimant company established in Taiwan can be accepted as the facts provided in the case indicate that enforcing a cost decision in Taiwan...

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The European Commission has issued its first-ever informal approvals of two separate sustainability initiatives among rivals under its revised Informal Guidance Notice and provided guidance on how the companies...

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IP Quick Tip: How To Implement The UPC's Approach To FRAND In Practice (2025) (Video)

The UPC has recently issued its first two decisions on FRAND, setting important guidelines for SEP owners and implementers.

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Server-based Fonts To Solve Licensing Issues: Non-technical

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Court Of Appeal, March 10, 2026, Order, Retroactive Time Extension Under R. 9.3(a) RoP – UPC_CoA_37/2026

R. 320 RoP applies only where missing a time limit causes a party to lose a substantive right or means of redress, such as the right to initiate appeal proceedings or to challenge default judgments.

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, March 6, 2026, Order, UPC_CoA_789/2025 And UPC_CoA_813/2025 – Provisional Measures For Hair Care Appliance Attachment Patent

Claim construction must balance function and structure: interpreting structural claim features solely by their function is insufficient; the physical and spatial configuration taught by the patent must equally...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, March 9, 2026, Procedural Order, UPC_CFI_758/2024, UPC_CFI_259/2025

The Court must take into account the reasons put forward by the requesting party as to why further pleadings are necessary.

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Court Of Appeal, March 6, 2026, Decision, UPC_COA_895/2025 & UPC_COA_896/2025

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LD Mannheim, 24 February 2026, Order Of Court Of First Instance, UPC_CFI_735/2024, UPC_CFI_224/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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Trade Secrets

LD Düsseldorf, November 19, 2025, Order Re Confidentiality (R. 262A RoP), UPC_CFI_539/2024

In response to confidentiality interests asserted by the respondent to an application for preservation of evidence (the alleged infringer), the court may order a partial redaction of the expert report before its release...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, November 17, 2025, Order Re Inspection And Preserve Evidence, UPC_CFI_885/2025

The court ordered the full disclosure of an expert's inspection report to the patentee because the defendant failed to identify any trade secrets within the given deadline, confirming that parties must actively claim...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

EU Data Act: New Rules For Data Access, Contract Fairness And Cloud Portability In The Financial Sector

The EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2084) entered into force on 11 January 2024 and has been fully applicable since 12 September 2025.

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LD Duesseldorf, June 27, 2024, Procedural Order, UPC_CFI_457/2023

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