This week at the UPC: July 17-23
By Inbar Preiss and Anna Lauwereys ( July 23, 2026, 13:56 GMT | Insight) -- The UPC this week clarified how conditional revocation claims should proceed on appeal, upheld Baussmann’s wooden-nail patent in amended form and ruled that Chinese defendants could not avoid proceedings by refusing service. Fraunhofer also gained access to confidential Opus licensing agreements.The Unified Patent Court this week clarified how defendants can preserve conditional patent-validity challenges when infringement findings are appealed in a case brought by US med-tech company Emboline....
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