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UPC Decision: The Paris Central Division clarifies its method for assessing inventive step
In a key decision dated 20 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_189/2024), in the case between Meril Life Sciences and Edwards Lifesciences, the Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has provided important clarifications on its approach to assessing inventive step.
UPC – Admission of Apple as an intervener in a dispute concerning the confidentiality regime
On 23 September 2025, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued an important order (UPC_CoA_631/2025 and 632/2025) regarding the admission of Apple as an intervener in appeals filed by Ericsson in infringement actions pending before the local division of Milan against ASUS, Arvato et Digital River.
UPC Court fee amendment as of January 1, 2026
The Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court has adopted amendments to the court fees.
Since October 1st, 2025 the EPO accepts coloured drawings
As it may be already known, the European Patent Office (EPO) has changed the formal rules in order to accept coloured or greyscale drawings.
UPC – Infringement by equivalence is becoming clearer, but a ruling from the Court of Appeal is still awaited
As provided for in Article 69(1) EPC, “the extent of the protection conferred by a European patent […] shall be determined by the claims.”
The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court defines the standards to assess “added matter”
In decision UPC_CoA_774/2024, dated October 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of the UPC held that the same standard applies to assess “added matter” in granted claims of a patent whether in view of the application as filed, or in view of each parent application from which the patent derives, when the patent is issued from a divisional application.