August 18, 2025 | Publication

Preliminary Injunctions Before the UPC

The new issue of EPLP is out! Once again, it's a truly European issue with authors from Germany, France, Italy and Austria, this time focusing on preliminary injunctions, among other topics.

Editorial

Daniel Hoppe, Between Preclusion and Precision – Developing a New Procedural Sensibility Before the UPC

Articles

  • Charlotte Cuny / Pierre-Emmanuel M. / Gaelle Bourout, Mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method for Patent Disputes: Reflections at the UPC and French Levels

  • Dr. Moritz Schroeder / Selina Schneider, Penalties Under The UPC: The First Case Law

  • Carl-Alexander Dinges / Alice Pasch, Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Cases: (No) Unreasonable Delay and Proportionality
    – Germany –

  • Rainer Schultes, The Role of Urgency and Proportionality in Preliminary Injunction Proceedings in Patent Cases
    – Austria –

Case Notes

  • Tristan L. / Benjamin May, Is Communication About Pending Litigation Before the Unified Patent Court Considered Disparagement Under French Law?

  • Niclas A. Gajeck / JUDr. Bettina Mia Bujnakova, Scope of Compensation Following an Unjustified Preliminary Injunction

  • Niccolo Ferretti / Daniele Caponetto, Amending the Patent Is Not Allowed in the Preliminary Injunction Proceedings Before the UPC

Decisions

  • France: QIAGEN v. bioMérieux; Germany: Glatiramer acetate (Glatirameracetat); UPC: Insulet Corporation v. A. Menarini Diagnostics s.r.l.