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UPC rules it has no say on national patent validity, infringement case proceeds

By Inbar Preiss ( March 21, 2025, 16:24 GMT | Insight) -- The European Union's Unified Patent Court said today that it lacks jurisdiction to determine the validity of national designations of a European patent but retains jurisdiction over infringement claims within UPC member states and Switzerland. The order comes less than a month after the EU Court of Justice ruled that a defendant’s validity challenge does not mean the court can't hear infringement cases.The Unified Patent Court said today that it lacks jurisdiction to determine the validity of national designations of a European patent but retains jurisdiction over infringement claims within UPC member states and Switzerland....

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