Our partners, Konstantin Schallmoser and Daniel Hoppe, both editors of this journal, have contributed articles to this edition.

Editorial
Konstantin Schallmoser, How Unified Is the Unified Patent Court – And How Much Unity Does It Create?

Article
Daniel Hoppe, The Case Law of the Unified Patent Court from 5 June 2024 to 20 November 2024

Case Notes

• Björn Rundblom Andersson / Ludvig Holm / Måns Ullman, Common General Knowledge and Furtherance in Sweden

• Alexander Schnider / Rainer Schultes, Clarifying Jurisdictional Constraints on Opt-Out Withdrawal Under Art. 83(4) UPCA: Action Brought Before National Court Before the Transitional Period Does Not Prevent Withdrawal from Opt-Out

• William Hillson / Benjamin Rowlatt, The Gillette Defence Comes to the UPC – Closing the Door or Leaving It Ajar?

Decisions

• Sweden: Stockholm District Court, The Patent and Market Court, 8 November 2024 – PMT 1775-21; PMT 1663-20BSH - BSH Hausgeräte GmbH ./. AB Electrolux

• UPC, CoA, 12 November 2024 – UPC_CoA_489/2023, UPC_CoA_500/2023 - AIM Sport Development v. Supponor

• UPC, CFI, LD Düsseldorf, 31 October 2024 – UPC_CFI_373/2023 - SodaStream Industries Ltd. v. Aarke AB

• Germany: Munich Higher Regional Court, 30 October 2024 – 6 U 3824/22 Kart - Speech Signal Encoder

• UPC, CFI, LD The Hague, 22 November 2024 – UPC_CFI_239/2023 - Plant-e v. Arkyne Technologies (“Bioo”)