Injunctions for HandsFree Labs and Align Technology come as the Court of Appeal warns that busy teams must have the staffing and resources to meet UPC deadlines
The Unitary Patent has passed 100,000 registrations, but new data raises the question of whether 30% uptake is a ceiling or a staging post for further growth, say Michael Nielsen and Darren Smyth of EIP and Andrew Samm at Patently
SKW Schwarz partner Daniel Kendziur explains how new green claims rules are changing his workload and bringing him into direct contact with marketing, PR and government affairs teams
A&O Shearman and Fish & Richardson invested in German talent, meanwhile, major firms have assembled for an on the merits case pitting KeeeX against OpenAI and Adobe
The firm hopes its recent Düsseldorf expansion and UK partner hire will strengthen its offering as it looks to an integrated model to boost UPC capabilities
McDermott Will & Schulte lawyers explore why the UPC is seeing rapid adoption by medtech for fast-moving disputes, while pharma and biotech take a cautious, selective approach over revocation risks
Two judicial appointments confirmed in Paris and Mannheim, while cross-border injunctions and high-profile procedural rulings keep major patent practices occupied
György Pintz, founder of Pintz & Partners, talks through the challenges of founding a firm and explains why lawyers and table tennis players have more in common than you might expect
Igor Charles and Théo Coquis of INLEX explain a courtroom battle over a weaponised ‘Obelix’ mark and how the decision provides guidance on the evidence required to establish a trademark’s reputation
Joran Michiels of IPSILON Belgium examines how recent EPO and UPC decisions may support inventive-step arguments for CARs, ADCs, bispecific antibodies, and other next-generation therapeutics
