Three years of the UPC – A court coming of age

In this latest briefing, we start our coverage by:

• discussing recent developments on the UPC's international jurisdiction;
• reviewing the Court of Appeal's role in harmonising the UPC’s approach;
• providing insights from our German and Italian teams on how the courts are developing on the ground;
• considering what the newly launched UPC Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre has to offer; and
• offering some thoughts on how the end of the transition period might play out.

We then examine specific developments over the last six months, consider various topics in detail including aspects of validity, infringement, the doctrine of equivalence, protective measures (including preliminary injunctions) and key procedural updates.