{"id":361974,"date":"2025-09-15T13:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ga-p.com\/?post_type=publicacion&#038;p=361974"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:20:48","slug":"the-unified-patent-court-takes-jurisdiction-to-hear-a-claim-concerning-the-infringement-of-the-uk-national-part-of-a-european-patent-even-when-the-validity-of-the-patent-is-being-disputed","status":"publish","type":"publicacion","link":"https:\/\/ga-p.com\/en\/publications\/the-unified-patent-court-takes-jurisdiction-to-hear-a-claim-concerning-the-infringement-of-the-uk-national-part-of-a-european-patent-even-when-the-validity-of-the-patent-is-being-disputed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unified Patent Court takes jurisdiction to hear a claim concerning the infringement of the UK national part of a European patent, even when the validity of the patent is being disputed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ColumnaMasSidebar-block_cd74f6905487b167b87bcbc1324f9fc2\" class=\"ColumnaMasSidebar v1\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"hero-inner-blocks\">\n<div id=\"ColumnaIzquierda-block_559ad20a0384b7e32fc1066c7b5a3cdd\" class=\"blanco ColumnaIzquierda\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>In a decision dated 18 July 2025, the Mannheim Division of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court took jurisdiction to hear a claim filed against three companies domiciled in Germany for infringement of a classic European patent with effect in Germany and the United Kingdom. The court&#8217;s jurisdiction to hear the infringement of the UK national part of European patents is not affected by the fact that the validity of the patent is disputed by the defendants. 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