Week 42 — Missed Deadlines, Evidence Seizures & Cross-Border Remedies

About this episode

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on missed procedural deadlines, appeal strategy, evidentiary seizures, confidentiality, patent amendments, cross-border enforcement, and the practical consequences of UPC litigation. In this episode, we cover: ⏱️ Deadlines, appeals & late patent amendments: key decisions highlight refused extensions, missed filing and payment deadlines, failed requests for reinstatement, and the importance of coordinating auxiliary requests between EPO and UPC proceedings. 🔍 Evidentiary seizures, confidentiality & review: several cases examine access to seized evidence, confidentiality of expert reports and the distinction between reviewing a seizure order and challenging disclosure of its results. ⚖️ Cross-Border enforcement, validity & infringement: the week addresses service on foreign defendants, bifurcation and parallel national proceedings, conditions attached to UK injunctions, claim interpretation, inventive step, and the need for timely proof of infringement outside UPC territory. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: HOYNG ROKH MONEGIE