This week at the UPC: Aug. 14-20
By Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss ( August 20, 2026, 14:54 GMT | Insight) -- UPC appeal judges clarified how national and UPC law interact for pre-2023 infringement, while also setting rules for conditional revocation appeals and strict evidence-production deadlines. Elsewhere, Abbott, Bellissa Haas and Hartmann secured favorable outcomes in patent validity disputes.This week’s UPC developments were led by Court of Appeal guidance on how national and UPC law interact for infringement spanning the court’s June 2023 launch, in a dispute involving Knaus Tabbert....
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