Week 44 — Springboard Damages, Confidentiality & Injunction Standards

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This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a new set of Unified Patent Court decisions, with particular attention to two must-read developments concerning springboard damages and public access to confidential documents, alongside preliminary injunctions, patent validity, technical evidence, and UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: 🔒 Public Access & Lasting Confidentiality: Key decisions clarify how confidentiality protections continue during appeals and after proceedings conclude, while exploring the balance between transparency, access to court documents, and the protection of sensitive business information. ⚖️ Springboard Damages & Proportionate Disclosure: The week highlights the boundaries of financial disclosure, the potential relevance of non-infringing sales to damages calculations, and the importance of causation, necessity, and proportionality. 🔍 Preliminary Injunctions, Evidence & Case Management: Several decisions examine urgency, cross-border protection, claim interpretation, inventive step, and technical evidence, while emphasizing the importance of efficient proceedings and well-substantiated arguments. 📖 Read the f