News from Luxembourg: Court of Appeal confirms and details its previous case law on interpretation, inventive step and proportionality
In the Edwards Lifesciences v. Meril case, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court published its decision on 25 November 2025. In doing so, it not only confirmed its previous case law on the interpretation of patents, but also detailed its case law on the examination of inventive step and the proportionality of the injunctive relief and other measures.
JUVE Patent UPC Rankings 2026: Kather Augenstein again recognised among Top Five Patent Litigation Firms with Top Tier 5-Stars
The JUVE Patent UPC Rankings 2026 have just been released today, and we are delighted to be recognised again as one of the Top Five Patent Litigation Law Firms, receiving a prestigious 5-star rating.
On the liability of the managing director for patent infringements and the concept of “offering” (Art. 63 UPCA and Art. 25(a) UPCA, Court of Appeal, decision dated 3 October 2025
In a recent decision, the Appeal Court of the Unified Patent Court dealt, among other things, with liability of a managing director and clarified the term “offering” within the meaning of Art. 25(a) UPCA.
Prestigious Recognition: Dr Christof Augenstein listed in IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2025
Kather Augenstein is proud to announce that its partner, Dr. Christof Augenstein, has been named to the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2025.
UPC: Jurisdiction for infringement actions against several companies located domestically and abroad (Local Division Munich)
In a decision dated 20 June 2025, the Munich Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) ruled on several preliminary objections to its international jurisdiction. The decision concerns a cross-border patent infringement action against four different companies.
Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers in Germany 2025 – Kather Augenstein again honored in the categories of intellectual property law and conflict resolution
Handelsblatt, in collaboration with the renowned US specialist publisher Best Lawyers, has published the 17th edition of its annual ranking of leading lawyers in Germany. Kather Augenstein has again been listed in intellectual property and litigation.
On the territorial scope of injunctive relief and the burden of demonstration and proof for the complainant (R. 13m RoP and R. 171.1 RoP), Local Division Paris, decision of 24 April 2025, UPC_CFI_440/2023)
In proceedings concerning an infringement action, the Local Division of Paris had to deal with the question of the claimant’s burden of demonstration and proof with regard to the defendant’s acts of infringement in individual UPC-States.
