In this important decision (UPC_CoA_30/2024 APL_ 4000/2024 Fives ECL, SAS vs. REEL GmbH) the court of appeal decided whether the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has competence for deciding about damages for on infringement decided by a national court and whether it has jurisdiction an acts of infringement committed before the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA). +

Decision UPC_CFI_355/2023 dated 28 January 2025. +

Since the establishment of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) one year ago, Lavoix, a European group specialized in intellectual property, has asserted itself as a leader in managing patent litigation. +

Romania has deposited its instrument of ratification on May 31, 2024 and will accede to the UPC agreement on September 1st, 2024. +

Cumulative Protection: European Patent and National Patent vs Unitary Patent and National Patent +

In this interesting decision (UPC_CoA_101/2024 ApL_ 12116/2024 10x Genomics, Inc vs. Curio Bioscience Inc), the Court of Appeal ordered that the Language of proceedings should be changed from German to English. +

A European Patent Attorney may represent a party before the UPC provided he has the appropriate qualifications. These qualifications are defined by the “Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate and other appropriate qualifications” (or REPLC). +

In an order dated 8 January 2024, the Paris Central Division interpreted for the first time article 33 (10) of the Agreement concerning the stay of proceedings in the event of parallel proceedings likely to challenge the validity of the patent before the EPO. +