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UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng – UPC decisions week 37, 2025

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Below, Prof. Willem Hoyng provides his unfiltered views on the decisions that were published on the website of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) last week. His comments offer a unique insight into the UPC’s case law, as he chairs the Advisory Board of the UPC and participated in drafting the Rules of Procedure of the UPC.


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8 September 2025
Local Division Paris, KEEEX v ADOBE

UPC_ CFI_530/2025

Extension of time limit

Facts

This case has been filed against numerous (groups of) defendants allegedly applying a method patent (verifying the integrity of block data) in the field of AI, among which Irish and US defendants.
The defendants were served at different dates, or service was not possible because the company had moved.
The defendants asked for an extension of the time limit for their preliminary objection (“PO”) and Statement of Defence (“Defence”) of three months because of the length of the Statement of Claim (150 pages) and the numerous exhibits filed in the CMS system in a disorderly fashion.