Implant company drops UK patent claims despite UPC Kodak ruling
By Inbar Preiss ( June 5, 2026, 12:37 GMT | Insight) -- Establishment Labs withdrew the UK portion of its case against GC Aesthetics at the Unified Patent Court, opting instead to litigate UK-specific issues in parallel national proceedings. A recent Court of Appeal ruling, however, confirmed that the UPC can hear infringement claims involving UK patent designations.Breast implant maker Establishment Labs has abandoned the UK portion of its Unified Patent Court infringement action against rival GC Aesthetics. The move comes despite a Court of Appeal ruling from a few days earlier confirming that the court can hear infringement claims relating to UK patent designations....
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