This week at the UPC: July 3-9
July 09, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
UPC rulings this week included BioNTech and Pfizer defeating a Covid-19 vaccine patent claim, Align Technology keeping an injunction against Angelalign, and new guidance on evidence requests, costs filings, ap... (more story)
Anne Frank copyright can be protected by geo-blocking, EU’s highest court says
July 09, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Content that is protected by copyright in one EU member state but not another can be shared in the jurisdiction where it is not protected as long as individuals in the country where it is protected are prevent... (more story)
China upholds hospital trademark despite original registrant's hoarding history
July 09, 2026
| MLex Staff
A Chinese court ruled that trademarks acquired from bad-faith registrants should be assessed on their own merits, overturning an earlier decision that invalidated a hospital's trademark because of its original... (more story)
US pharma, Brazilian IP groups differ on US tariff response
July 08, 2026
| Nick Robertson
Organizations representing the American pharmaceutical industry and IP policy groups encouraged the Office of the US Trade Representative this week to move forward with punitive action against Brazil following... (more story)
UK drink maker Aapa Life slogan wasn't distinctive enough, watchdog says
July 08, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
UK soft drink maker Aapa Life's effort to trademark the phrase “It’s pop, but better” was rejected in May on the grounds that it was insufficiently distinctive, the UK Intellectual Property Office has said. Th... (more story)
BioNTech, Pfizer defeat Promosome Covid-19 vaccine patent lawsuit at UPC
July 08, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
BioNTech and Pfizer have defeated Promosome’s Unified Patent Court lawsuit over Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccines, with judges revoking the asserted mRNA-related patent in Germany, France and Sweden. The court found... (more story)
Meta subject to French antitrust injunction in dispute with publishers (update*)
July 08, 2026
| Jean Comte
Meta Platforms must negotiate with press publishers over remuneration for using their content and provide them with the necessary information, according to interim measures adopted on Wednesday by the French c... (more story)
China clarifies standards for post-filed experimental data in Pfizer patent challenge
July 08, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's patent regulator has clarified the standards for evaluating post-filed experimental data in pharmaceutical patent challenges, citing a landmark Pfizer drug patent case to explain how such evidence shou... (more story)