News Regarding Cross-Border Patent Litigation!

Year 2025 is off to a flying start in terms of European decisions with a strong strategic impact. In less than a month, the UPC (Düsseldorf Local Division - UPC_CFI_355/2023), on the one hand, and the CJEU (C-339/22 - BSH v Electrolux) on the other have, both sought to strengthen European judicial power.

In details? They have stated that the European courts may judge acts of infringement committed by Europeans outside of Europe, for example in the United Kingdom or in Turkey.

What could be the consequences for patent stakeholders? They could be highly significant!

Provided that the alleged infringer is European, all the proceedings relating to the infringement can be ‘centralised' in a single European court, even if some of the acts were committed outside Europe. As a result, there is greater predictability for the parties involved and, above all, a drastic reduction in costs.