Willem Hoyng's UPC Unfiltered (AI) Podcast

Week 23 — Security for Costs, Cross-Border Jurisdiction & Case Management

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on security for costs, cross-border jurisdiction, confidentiality, settlement practice, validity and infringement, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: 💰 Security for Costs, Fees & Settlements: Recent decisions address security for costs, SME status, litigation value, reimbursement of court fees, settlement withdrawals, and the commercial pressure created by UPC litigation. 🌍 Cross-Border Jurisdiction & Non-UPC Territories: The week highlights important developments on jurisdiction over non-UPC designations of patents, UK-related claims, comity, prior user rights, and the practical handling of cross-border infringement actions. 🛠️ Case Management, Confidentiality & Procedural Discipline: Several cases examine disclosure of license agreements, confidentiality regimes, interim conferences, stays, limitation of claims, and the UPC’s focus on avoiding delay while keeping proceedings efficient. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER: UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng – UPC decisions week 23, 2026 [https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-23-2026] 🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: ⁠https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/ [https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/] ⁠ Disclaimer: This post and the podcast are AI-generated. The commentary reflects Prof. Willem Hoyng’s personal views.

Week 22 — Case Management, Security for Costs & Enforcement Discipline

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on case management, security for costs, settlement practice, evidence production, and the practical consequences of UPC enforcement. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Case Management, Appeals & Procedural Discipline: Recent decisions address joined proceedings, preparation for oral hearings, discretionary review requirements, withdrawal of appeals, and the UPC’s expectation that parties present their case clearly and on time. 💰 Security for Costs, Settlements & Court Fees: Several cases highlight security for costs, provisional values of dispute, settlement withdrawals, reimbursement of court fees, and the commercial pressure created by UPC litigation. 🔍 Infringement, Evidence & Equivalence: The week also covers infringement decisions, evidentiary seizures, orders to produce evidence, default judgments, access to pleadings, and the UPC’s developing approach to equivalence. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER: UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng – UPC decisions week 22, 2026 [https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-22-2026] 🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: ⁠https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/ [https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/] ⁠ Disclaimer: This post and the podcast are AI-generated. The commentary reflects Prof. Willem Hoyng’s personal views.

Week 21 — Evidence Measures, Jurisdiction, & UPC Procedural Discipline

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidentiary measures, jurisdiction, confidentiality, settlement practice, cost recovery, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Evidence Measures, Stays & Procedural Discipline: Recent decisions address evidentiary seizure and inspection orders, refusal of stays, late procedural requests, and the UPC’s continued focus on keeping cases moving within strict procedural boundaries. 🌍 Jurisdiction, Opt-Outs & Cross-Border Litigation: Several cases examine long-arm jurisdiction, non-UPC countries, preliminary objections, opt-out consequences, and the practical difficulties of bringing cross-border patent claims before the UPC. 💰 Confidentiality, Costs & Enforcement: The week also highlights confidentiality regimes, access restrictions, security for costs, default decisions, penalty payments, settlement withdrawals, and the consequences of immediately enforceable UPC orders. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: ⁠https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-21-2026⁠ [https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-21-2026⁠] 🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: ⁠https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/ [https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/] ⁠ Disclaimer: This post and the podcast are AI-generated. The commentary reflects Prof. Willem Hoyng’s personal views.

Week 20 — Evidence Production, Confidentiality, & UPC Procedural Discipline

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidence production, confidentiality, preliminary injunction practice, cost recovery, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Evidence Production & Inspection Measures: Recent decisions address R. 190 RoP requests, seizure and inspection orders, and the balance between useful evidence-gathering and proportionality during ongoing litigation. 🔐 Confidentiality & Access to Documents: Several cases examine confidentiality regimes, access to pleadings and evidence, attorneys’-eyes-only arrangements, and how confidential material should be handled both during and after proceedings. ⏱️ PI Practice, Urgency & Burden of Proof: The week highlights the burden on PI applicants to prove infringement, the consequences of weak evidentiary support, and the Court’s approach to withdrawal and court-fee reimbursement after a likely unsuccessful PI application. 🛠️ Case Management, Deadlines & Appeals: The decisions also cover hearing-date discipline, extensions, expert-hearing requests, FRAND case management, and procedural questions around review and appeal routes. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: ⁠https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-20-2026⁠ [https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-20-2026] 🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: ⁠https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/ [https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/] ⁠ Disclaimer: This post and the podcast are AI-generated. The commentary reflects Prof. Willem Hoyng’s personal views.

Week 19 — Evidence Preservation, Urgency, Costs, & the Practical Discipline of UPC Litigation

This week, our AI hosts break down Prof. Willem Hoyng’s expert commentary on a broad set of new Unified Patent Court decisions, with a strong focus on evidence preservation, confidentiality, urgency in PI proceedings, cost recovery, and the practical consequences of UPC case management. In this episode, we cover: ⚖️ Evidence Preservation & Ex Parte Measures: Key decisions on inspections, seizures, expert impartiality, security, and review of ex parte orders show how invasive evidence-gathering tools are being managed in practice. 🔐 Confidentiality, Timing & Case Management: Several cases underline the importance of raising confidentiality requests, procedural objections, and narrowing issues at the right moment in the proceedings. 💰 Costs, Settlements & Penalties: The week highlights recurring concerns about the UPC’s cost system, court-fee reimbursement, cost settlements, withdrawal of cost proceedings, and the use of penalty sums. ⏱️ PI Urgency & Litigation Reality: Recent PI decisions reinforce the strict approach to urgency and the commercial pressure created by immediately enforceable injunctions and difficult appeals. 🧪 Validity, Infringement & Revocation Strategy: Substantive decisions address inventive step, reasonable expectation of success, post-expiry revocation interest, infringement responsibility, and the role of auxiliary requests. 📖 Read the full written analysis here: ⁠ [⁠https:/www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-19-2026⁠]https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-19-2026 [https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-19-2026%E2%81%A0]    🔍 Explore the case law and Unfiltered Commentary on our UPC Intelligence Platform: ⁠https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/ [https://upcintelligence.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/] ⁠ Disclaimer: This post and the podcast are AI-generated. The commentary reflects Prof. Willem Hoyng’s personal views.