Week 37 — Evidentiary Seizures, PI Standards, & Defence Deadlines

About this episode

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a focused set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on consolidated defence deadlines, ex parte seizures, preliminary injunction practice, late legal arguments and settlement-related fee reimbursement. In this episode, we cover: 📅 Defence Deadlines & Procedural Efficiency: The week highlights consolidated defence dates for related defendants, the balance between efficiency and fairness, and the risk that strict alignment may create unintended procedural incentives. 🔍 Evidentiary Seizures & Protective Letters: Key guidance addresses ex parte seizure review, the need for plausible infringement, necessity, proportionality and evidence risks. ⚖️ PI Practice, Sufficiency & Late Arguments: The commentary also focuses on preliminary injunction proceedings, functional claim features, sufficiency of disclosure and the tension between legal correctness and front-loaded UPC procedure. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: ⁠HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER: UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng – UPC decisions week 37, 2026 🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: