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patent LITIGATION · Feb 25, 2026

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA v.C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V. et al.

The Hague (NL) Local Division · UPC-000055

This is a procedural order from the Unified Patent Court concerning patent EP2590626 held by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA. The defendants (Pfizer and BioNTech entities, collectively 'PBNT') requested the court to limit GSK's auxiliary requests to ten and to extend the deadline for filing their rejoinder. The court dismissed the request to limit auxiliary requests but ordered GSK to provide a tabular overview of its auxiliary requests, and granted a one-week extension for PBNT's rejoinder submissions.
patent interim order · Feb 25, 2026

Shaafi Naturcure Llp v.Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs

Delhi High Court - Orders · 53933994

The appellant challenged an objection raised by the Assistant Controller of Patents. The court noted that the appellant had entered into an agreement with the National Biodiversity Authority, which could address the Section 3(p) objection. To clarify the matter, the Court directed the respondent to provide a detailed response regarding both the biodiversity agreement and a specific chart demonstrating inventive step.
patent plaintiff favorable · Feb 25, 2026

Plivo India Pvt Ltd v.Mr Arvind Eshwarlal

Karnataka High Court · 184249472

Plivo India Pvt Ltd appealed an order that set aside its attempt to challenge an arbitral award. The dispute arose from alleged violation of a Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreement (NDA) by Mr Arvind Eshwarlal. The High Court overturned the lower court's findings, specifically regarding limitation and the scope of claims in arbitration.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

UERAN Technology LLC v.Xiaomi Corporation a.o.

Munich (DE) Local Division · UPC-000065

Unified Patent Court decision.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

TRUMPF Laser UK Limited v.IPG Laser GmbH & Co. KG

Mannheim (DE) Local Division · UPC-000064

TRUMPF Laser UK Limited sued IPG Laser GmbH & Co. KG before the Local Chamber Mannheim for infringement of European Patent EP 2 951 625, which relates to an optical apparatus for combining laser light. The dispute concerned IPG's 'YLS-AMB' series fiber lasers (two-beam lasers with adjustable mode beam capability). The court found infringement, rejected IPG's counterclaim for revocation, and ordered injunctive relief, recall and destruction of infringing products, provisional damages of €115,000, and a declaration of liability for further damages.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

TCL Europe SAS v.Corning Incorporated

Munich (DE) Central Division - Section · UPC-000063

TCL Europe SAS brought a revocation action before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court seeking to invalidate Corning Incorporated's European Patent EP 3 296 274 B1, titled 'Fining of Boroalumino Silicate Glasses,' on grounds of lack of novelty, lack of inventive step, insufficient disclosure, and added matter. The Court dismissed the revocation action in its entirety, finding that the patent's subject matter did not extend beyond the application as filed, was sufficiently disclosed, was novel, and involved an inventive step. TCL, as the unsuccessful party, was ordered to bear Corning's legal costs.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

Gowling WLG (Applicant) in Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited v.Syngenta Limited

Luxembourg (LU) · UPC-000062

This decision by the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court concerns a request by Gowling WLG, a law firm, for public access to written pleadings and evidence from terminated appeal proceedings (UPC_CoA_523/2024) between Sumi Agro and Syngenta concerning patent EP 2 152 073. The Court held that reasoned requests for access must be directed to the relevant court instance (Court of First Instance or Court of Appeal) and must be sufficiently specified. The request was granted in part for the listed written pleadings but dismissed for exhibits (as too ambiguous) and for two application documents that did not exist in the appeal file.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy v.Microsoft Corporation

Luxembourg (LU) · UPC-000061

The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court rejected Suinno's applications for rehearing of its 12 July 2025 order and decision, which had upheld a €300,000 security for costs order and entered a default decision dismissing Suinno's infringement action against Microsoft regarding EP 2 671 173. The Court held that Suinno failed to establish a fundamental procedural defect under Art. 81(1) UPCA, as its arguments amounted to mere disagreement with the Court's reasoning rather than demonstrating a defect so serious that the same decision would not have been taken without it.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

UPM-Kymmene Oyj v.International N&H Denmark ApS

Munich (DE) Central Division - Section · UPC-000060

UPM-Kymmene Oyj filed a revocation action against European Patent EP 2 611 800, owned by International N&H Denmark ApS (substituted for Virdia Inc.), concerning methods and systems for processing sugar mixtures and resultant compositions. The Claimant argued the patent was invalid due to added matter, lack of novelty, and lack of inventive step. The Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court (Central Division, Section Munich) revoked the patent in its entirety, finding that the subject matter extended beyond the content of the earlier application as filed and that the claimed compositions lacked an inventive step.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 24, 2026

Gowling WLG (Applicant) in Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH v.Zentiva Portugal, LDA.

Luxembourg (LU) · UPC-000059

Gowling WLG, a firm of UPC representatives, requested access under R. 262.1(b) RoP to written pleadings and evidence from appeal proceedings (UPC_CoA_446/2025 and 520/2025) concerning EP 1 830 843. The Court of Appeal held that reasoned requests for access must be made separately to each instance, that requests must be specified and cannot require the Court to search and select documents, and granted partial access to the written pleadings with redactions for personal data and confidential information while dismissing the request for exhibits as overly broad.
patent · Feb 24, 2026

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Vusura Technology LLC

· IPR2026-00255

Cisco has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims 1‑25 of Vusura’s ’303 patent, which covers multimedia content presentation during telephone calls. The challenger relies on the 2007 Roundtree publication to argue obviousness under §103.
patent interim order · Feb 24, 2026

Uflex Limited v.The Shakti Plastic Industries & Anr.

Delhi High Court - Orders · 129404481

The petitioner, Uflex Limited, filed an application seeking permission to amend its revocation petition concerning Patent No. IN 396443, which relates to the recycling of multilayer plastics used in packaging. The court allowed the amendment and also granted permission for the petitioner to file confidential customer details in a sealed cover.
patent defendant favorable · Feb 24, 2026

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh And Co v.The Controller Of Patents & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 76672212

Boehringer Ingelheim appealed against a single judge's decision regarding the maintainability of a revocation petition (CO (COMM. IPD-PAT) 38/2022). The core issues were whether a revocation petition could survive after the patentee pleaded invalidity in an infringement suit, or if it could continue after the patent expired by efflux of time.
patent pending · Feb 23, 2026

Kenvue Brands Llc & Anr v.Rspl Limited

Delhi High Court - Orders · 138873392

The court addressed a counter claim filed by Rspl Limited seeking revocation of Indian Patent IN 339964, titled 'Absorbent Article Demonstrating Controlled Deformation And Longitudinal Fluid Distribution'. Additionally, an application was filed for staying the said patent.
patent remanded · Feb 23, 2026

Grains Research And Development Corporation v.The Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs

Delhi High Court · 117648953

The Appellant filed an appeal challenging the Assistant Controller's refusal to grant a patent for a method of controlling insects in stored food using synthetic amorphous silica. The rejection was based on lack of inventive step and non-patentability under Section 3(d).
patent · Feb 20, 2026

Albaugh, LLC v.BASF SE et al.

· PGR2026-00026

Albaugh, LLC petitions the PTAB to invalidate claims 1‑6 of BASF’s 2025 glufosinate formulation patent, asserting anticipation by the Long patent and obviousness over Long alone or combined with synthesis references.
patent · Feb 20, 2026

Google LLC v.K.Mizra LLC

· IPR2026-00254

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate all 20 claims of K.Mizra's 2012 wireless networking patent, arguing anticipation and obviousness over Yoon, Andric, and Budampati references.
patent · Feb 20, 2026

SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS v.Entropic Communications, LLC

· IPR2026-00263

Sagemcom Broadband petitions the PTAB to invalidate all 20 claims of Entropic Communications’ ’275 patent, asserting anticipation and obviousness over Zhang and related prior art.
patent · Feb 20, 2026

CRRC Meishan Co. Ltd. et al. v.Howmet Aerospace Inc.

· IPR2026-00268

CRRC Meishan has filed an IPR petition challenging all 20 claims of Howmet Aerospace’s blind‑fastener patent, asserting anticipation and obviousness over multiple prior‑art references including Corbett 2018, Corbett 1981, Hurd, Sadri, and the BobTail catalog.
patent · Feb 20, 2026

Medtronic, Inc. v.Moskowitz Family LLC

· IPR2026-00265

Medtronic has filed a petition for inter partes review of Moskowitz Family’s U.S. Patent 10,064,738 covering spinal intervertebral fusion devices. The challenger alleges that the parent application Moskowitz 440, together with Waugh (and Michelson 019), makes the asserted claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. §103. The petition seeks cancellation of 16 claims.
patent · Feb 20, 2026

IPG Photonics Corporation v.Trumpf Laser- Und Systemtechnik GMBH

· IPR2026-00251

IPG Photonics has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of TRUMPF’s ’054 laser‑fiber patent, alleging obviousness over a suite of prior‑art fiber‑laser references. The petition outlines four grounds covering the full claim set.
patent pending · Feb 20, 2026

Nippon Steel Corporation v.The Controller Of Patents

Delhi High Court - Orders · 90829648

Nippon Steel Corporation filed an appeal under Section 117A of the Patents Act, 1970, challenging an order passed by The Controller of Patents on November 7, 2025. The court accepted notice and directed both parties to file replies and complete pleadings before listing the matter for final hearing.
patent pending · Feb 20, 2026

Faiveley Transport Tours v.Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs

Delhi High Court - Orders · 118221355

Faiveley Transport Tours filed an appeal under Section 117A(2) of the Patents Act, 1970, challenging a previous order issued by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs dated November 07, 2025. The appellant seeks to quash that order and obtain a patent grant for application no. 202117042875.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 19, 2026

Messerle GmbH v.Sabert Corporation Europe S.A.

Vienna (AT) Local Division · UPC-000069

This case before the Vienna Local Division concerned European Patent EP 3 705 415 B1, directed to packaging for food products comprising a cardboard or paperboard tray and a lid. Messerle GmbH brought an infringement action against Sabert Corporation Europe S.A., which filed a counterclaim for revocation. The Court dismissed both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation, with each party bearing its own costs.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 19, 2026

Messerle GmbH v.Sabert Corporation Europe S.A.

Vienna (AT) Local Division · UPC-000068

This case before the Vienna Local Division concerned European Patent EP 3 705 415 B1, directed to packaging for food products comprising a cardboard or paperboard tray and a lid with cooperating connection and retaining elements. Messerle GmbH brought an infringement action against Sabert Corporation Europe S.A., which counterclaimed for revocation of the patent. The Court dismissed both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation, with each party bearing its own costs.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 19, 2026

Gowling WLG v.Merz Therapeutics GmbH, Merz Pharmaceuticals LLC, Merz Pharma France, Viatris Santé

Paris (FR) Local Division · UPC-000067

Gowling WLG, a law firm representing clients before the Unified Patent Court, requested access to the case file of proceedings between Merz and Viatris (UPC_CFI_697/2025) concerning EP2377536 and its SPC. The Paris Local Division granted limited access, restricting disclosure to documents and submissions specifically relating to the 'unreasonable delay' point of law under Rule 211.4 RoP, which was the sole issue decided in the final order of 21 November 2025.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 19, 2026

Leap Tools Inc. v.Wizart Inc.

Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division · UPC-000066

The Düsseldorf Local Division dismissed the Defendant's request for security for legal costs under R. 158 RoP in proceedings concerning EP 3 859 566. The Defendant, Wizart Inc., sought at least EUR 300,000 in security, arguing that the Claimant, Leap Tools Inc., is a Canadian company with no UPC presence and limited annual revenue. The Court held that the Defendant failed to meet its burden of substantiation, as it neither addressed applicable Canadian law regarding enforcement of foreign judgments nor demonstrated that the Claimant's financial position raised legitimate concerns about recoverability of costs.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 18, 2026

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. v.Zapp AG and Zapp Precision Metals GmbH

Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division · UPC-000077

Provisional procedural order of the Local Chamber Düsseldorf of the Unified Patent Court concerning European Patent EP 3 805 415. The defendants filed a request under R. 262A of the Rules of Procedure for protection of confidential information, seeking to designate certain information in their pleadings and annexes as trade secrets under Article 58 UPCA. The plaintiff raised objections to the confidentiality designation, arguing the information did not require such protection.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 18, 2026

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA v.Moderna et al

The Hague (NL) Local Division · UPC-000076

A procedural order of the Court of First Instance addressing three applications in a patent infringement action concerning EP2590626. The court granted GSK's R.263 application to amend its claim to include Moderna's new product mNEXSPIKE, dismissed Moderna's R.9 application to strike out GSK's allegedly late-filed submissions and evidence, and ordered GSK to submit a tabular overview of its 40 auxiliary requests while rejecting Moderna's request to limit the number of ARs to ten or dismiss them en bloc.
patent LITIGATION · Feb 18, 2026

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Others v.Amgen, Inc.

Luxembourg (LU) · UPC-000075

This order concerns an application for suspensive effect filed by Sanofi and Regeneron in connection with their application for rehearing of a Court of Appeal decision that had rejected their revocation requests against Amgen's European Patent EP 3 666 797. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application for suspensive effect, holding that the applicants failed to substantiate why suspensive effect should be granted and that the underlying decision rejecting the revocation requests did not alter the parties' legal situation, as the patent had remained valid throughout the appeal proceedings.
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