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UPC_CFI_14/2024 Local Division Munich

Siemens AG v Mitsubishi Electric Corp – Preliminary injunction on SEP infringement

Examination of FRAND defence; LD Munich refuses PI absent FRAND offer from defendant · Art. 62 UPCA

12 Feb 2026

Order

UPC_CoA_103/2025 Court of Appeal

Ericsson v Apple – Appeal on validity: inventive step under Art. 56 EPC

Court of Appeal clarifies "problem-solution approach" standard for UPC proceedings · Arts. 138, 139 UPCA

3 Feb 2026

Judgment

UPC_CFI_291/2025 Central Division Paris

Roche v Novartis – Revocation action; sufficiency of disclosure

Central Division Paris finds patent valid; considers clinical trial data post-filing date · Art. 83 EPC

28 Jan 2026

Judgment

UPC_CFI_78/2025 Regional Division Nordic-Baltic

BASF v Syngenta – Claim construction; functional claim limitations

First Nordic-Baltic decision on functional claim scope; applies Protocol on Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC

15 Jan 2026

Order

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