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Discretionary decisions on belated patent amendments under Rules 30.2 and 263 RoP are subject to limited appellate review

Like Panel 1 of the LD Düsseldorf (cf. UPC_CFI_807/2024, decision of May 27, 2026), Panel 2 of the LD Düsseldorf applies the assessment criteria for equivalence under patent law established by the LD The Hague (UPC_CFI_239/2023, decision of November 22, 2024; UPC_CFI_479/2025, order of September 11, 2025), as, pursuant to Panel 2, these criteria form a coherent framework and, as such, are suitable for the assessment of equivalence.

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Hip-hop duo Outkast has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against rapper and producer Ovrkast, alleging that the artist's name creates consumer confusion and violates their established trademark rights. The case centers on whether Ovrkast breached a confidential settlement agreement requiring him to change his artist name to an approved alternative.

The application of AI to medical diagnosis is attracting growing interest from an industrial property perspective. In Europe, these inventions need to overcome two separate hurdles...

Public prior use: Making available a manufacturing method by use pursuant to Art. 54(2) EPC