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Unified Patent Court decisions cover the UPC’s case law since the court opened on 1 June 2023. Libra reads the court’s own Decisions and orders listing, refreshed daily, and every result cites back to the official PDF published by the court.
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Name the division when you know it — “Munich Local Division”, “Court of Appeal Luxembourg” — because the divisions differ in procedural culture, and it is the Court of Appeal that sets the doctrine.

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What it covers

Decisions and orders from the UPC across all of its proceedings: Pleadings and evidence are not automatically public; decisions and orders are, and it is those that Libra searches.

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Court structure

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Languages

Local and Regional Divisions use the local language, an EPO language designated by the division (English, German, French), or the patent’s language of grant if parties and panel agree. The Central Division uses the language of the patent. The Court of Appeal uses the language of first instance. English is dominant in practice.

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Landmark decisions worth knowing

  • 10x Genomics v NanoString (UPC_CFI_2/2023; CoA UPC_CoA_335/2023): the first substantive PI granted, and the first substantive Court of Appeal decision (which overturned the PI on inventive-step grounds). Set the UPC’s framework for assessing validity at PI stage.
  • Sanofi v Amgen (Munich section of the Central Division): the UPC’s first revocation decision on the merits, which set out the court’s approach to inventive step from a “realistic” starting point.

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Practice areas

Patent infringement and validity for European patents (classical bundle patents not opted out, plus Unitary Patents), preliminary injunctions, cross-border enforcement within the 18 contracting states.

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What you can ask

  • “What standard is the UPC Court of Appeal applying to inventive step in PI proceedings?”
  • “How has the Munich Local Division ruled on bifurcation when a counterclaim for revocation is filed?”
  • “Find recent UPC decisions on the territorial scope of injunctions for unitary patents.”
  • “Has the Court of Appeal addressed the standard for added matter under Art. 123(2) EPC in revocation proceedings?”

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Setup

None. The Unified Patent Court is Included with every Libra subscription, so there is nothing to connect in Settings → Integrations. Click Research in the composer, tick European Union under Jurisdictions, and switch on Unified Patent Court — it sits in that jurisdiction alongside European Union Case Law.

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Tips

“Munich Local Division…” / “Central Division Paris…” / “Court of Appeal Luxembourg…”. Libra searches the text of the decisions themselves, so naming the division in your question narrows what comes back — useful when the divisions have taken different lines on the same point.
Patent law has EU dimensions (SPCs, Biotech Directive). Pair UPC with European Union Case Law for the full picture.
“10x Genomics v NanoString” / “Sanofi v Amgen”: the party names appear in the decisions themselves, so searching by case name usually brings back the right one, and its citation links to the court’s own PDF for the original.

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Next steps

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