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SharkNinja loses UPC injunction bid against French kitchen-appliance rival

By Inbar Preiss ( April 13, 2026, 13:20 GMT | Insight) -- SharkNinja failed to win a UPC injunction against Groupe SEB after Paris judges found its air fryer-related patent likely invalid. The court held that prior art can undermine novelty even if key features are only implied, rather than explicitly described.SharkNinja has failed to secure a preliminary injunction against Groupe SEB at the Unified Patent Court after judges in Paris on Friday found its multi-function cooking patent covering air fryer technology “more likely than not invalid.”...

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