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LD Düsseldorf, February 11, 2026, Infringement And Validity Decision, UPC_CFI_351/2024

The decision whether to permit publication should depend on a two step-test: (1) whether the claimant has a legitimate interest in publishing the decision...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Paris, February 17, 2026, Preliminary Objection, UPC_CFI_1963/2025

The "same alleged infringement" condition under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA requires infringement of the same patent...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 17, 2026, Application To Stay Proceedings, UPC-CoA-937/2025

A stay of UPC proceedings pending a parallel EPO opposition is discretionary...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, February 12, 2026, Order On Application For Provisional Measures, UPC_CFI_723/2025

If a defendant has not (timely) contested that the challenged embodiments infringe the patent in suit and if the court follows the claim interpretation of claimant...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 18, 2026, Suspensive Effect, UPC_CoA_19/2026

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 17, 2026, Final Decision, UPC_CoA_302/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Milan, February 10, 2026, Cost Decision, UPC_CFI_1738/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Mannheim, February 12, 2026, Preliminary Objection, UPC_CFI_575/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, February 19, 2026, Order On Request For Security For Costs, UPC_CFI_541/2025 And UPC_CFI_1313/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD The Hague, February 18, 2026, Application To Amend, UPC_CFI_616/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

CoA, February 9, 2026, Decision Concerning A Decision Of The EPO To Reject A Request For Unitary Effect

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Paris, February 4, 2026, Order, UPC_CFI_583/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Paris – 04. February 2026 – Security For Cost -UPC_CFI_5302025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Mannheim, January 30, 2026, Order By The Panel On Application For The Imposition Of Penalties, UPC_CFI_365/2023

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Service Within The UPC Regime: Best Practice And Strategies (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Accessibility As A Condition For Offering Services – The European Accessibility Act And Its Impact On Financial Institutions

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

From Repair To Reinvention – How EU Financial Markets Regulation Has Evolved And What It Signals For The Next Decade

Worldwide Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Employer Of Record – New Technical Directive From The Employment Agency

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

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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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Bardehle Pagenberg

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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Bardehle Pagenberg

EuGH präzisiert Schutzumfang für Werke der angewandten Kunst

In einer Entscheidung vom 4. Dezember 2025 hat der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH)...

European Union IP

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

CJEU Clarifies Scope Of Protection For Works Of Applied Art

European Union IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

OpenAI condamnée pour atteinte au droit d'auteur en Allemagne

Germany Technology

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Haas Avocats

Munich Court Finds Copyright Infringement Of Song Lyrics 'Memorised' By ChatGPT

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

James Bond's "Moneypenny" – Professional, Loyal, And Understanding – But Also Characterful?

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Bardehle Pagenberg

EU AI Act: Key Compliance Considerations Ahead Of August 2025

European Union Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Mastering Complexities In EU Copyright Law: A Discussion On The Opinion Of Advocate General Szpunar In The Mio And USM Haller Cases Delivered On 8 May 2025 (Joined Cases C-580/23 And C-795/23)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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Licensing & Syndication

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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Bardehle Pagenberg

EU Commission Signs-off On ESG Related Competitor Collaboration

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...

Germany Anti-trust

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Jones Day

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.

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Lizenzverträge – Was muss beachtet werden?

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Oppenhoff

The Draft EU SEP Regulation – A Practitioner's Critical View

BB

Bird & Bird

Application Of The FRAND Objection Following The FCJ Judgments FRAND-Einwand And FRAND-Einwand II, Düsseldorf District Court, Judgments Dated May 11, 2021 – Docket Nos. 4b O 83/19, 4b O 23/20, And 4b O 49/20

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

German Federal Court Of Justice FRAND Judgment In Sisvel v. Haier

European Union IP

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO: The German Federal Supreme Court Acknowledges That Infringer Hold-Out Is A Real Problem

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Mintz

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Patent

LD Düsseldorf, February 11, 2026, Infringement And Validity Decision, UPC_CFI_351/2024

The decision whether to permit publication should depend on a two step-test: (1) whether the claimant has a legitimate interest in publishing the decision...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Paris, February 17, 2026, Preliminary Objection, UPC_CFI_1963/2025

The "same alleged infringement" condition under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA requires infringement of the same patent...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 17, 2026, Application To Stay Proceedings, UPC-CoA-937/2025

A stay of UPC proceedings pending a parallel EPO opposition is discretionary...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, February 12, 2026, Order On Application For Provisional Measures, UPC_CFI_723/2025

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 18, 2026, Suspensive Effect, UPC_CoA_19/2026

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, February 17, 2026, Final Decision, UPC_CoA_302/2025

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Milan, February 10, 2026, Cost Decision, UPC_CFI_1738/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Mannheim, February 12, 2026, Preliminary Objection, UPC_CFI_575/2025

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Düsseldorf, February 19, 2026, Order On Request For Security For Costs, UPC_CFI_541/2025 And UPC_CFI_1313/2025

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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...

BP

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.

European Union Privacy

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PwC Legal Germany

From Competitor To Competitor

Germany Employment

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A&O Shearman

IP Quick Tip: Trade Secrets In UPC Proceedings (2024) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Hamburg, November 19, 2024, Oder On Confidentiality Of Patent Transfer Documents, UPC_CFI_169/2024

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Protection Without An IP Right? How Trade Secrets Complement An IP Portfolio

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Maucher Jenkins

The Data Access Rights Of The Data Act

Germany Privacy

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CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni

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

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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Claim Construction – The Core Of Patent Law (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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CYAUSE Audit Services Ltd

Second Medical Use Claims At The UPC: What Are The Infringement Prerequisites And Legal Standards? (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Face À L'IA : Comment Protéger Ses Créations ?｜Maître Maria Berrada｜INFLUXIO Talk #3 (Video)

IA

Influxio Avocats

Generative KI Und Umwandlung Von Ausländischen Patentanmeldungen In UPC-Gerichtsfeste Patente – Vortrag Auf Dem Forum Von Bayern Innovativ Am Deutschen Patent- Und Markenamt (DPMA) (Video)

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Schweiger & Partners

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