IP litigants can’t recover EUIPO legal costs through national courts, adviser says
By Inbar Preiss ( September 24, 2026, 15:38 GMT | Insight) -- IP litigants cannot use national court proceedings to recover legal costs beyond those available under EU Intellectual Property Office rules, an adviser to the EU’s top court said, while leaving broader questions over recovering lawyers’ fees in national IP cases unanswered.Companies challenging EU design rights before the EU Intellectual Property Office cannot use parallel national litigation to recover legal fees beyond the costs available under the agency’s own rules, an adviser to the EU’s top court said on Thursday....
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