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Two years in, UPC’s legal identity is pending with Court of Appeal

By Inbar Preiss ( June 3, 2025, 14:53 GMT | Comment) -- Two years into the Unified Patent Court’s operations, fundamental legal doctrines — including preliminary injunction standards, jurisdictional reach and infringement by equivalence — remain unsettled, with litigants awaiting clarification from the Court of Appeal. Many pending cases will particularly impact the pharmaceutical industry. Legal experts agree that the UPC’s long-term authority and legitimacy depend on high-court clarification that has yet to come.Two years since the Unified Patent Court opened its doors, cases have piled up steadily. But the Court of Appeal has yet to solidify its stance on the doctrines that will define its legal identity....

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