Paris Local Division rules on the scope of a counterclaim for revocation before the Unified Patent Court pending overlapping national action

By Daphné Sauvajon Click below to read the comment: Case Comment-Daphne Sauvajon-UPC third party More info on the UPC here.

In a ruling handed down on 29 June 2022 (Cass. 1st civil Ch., 29 June 2022, G 21-11.085, Hutchinson v. Tyron Runflat et al), the Cour de cassation (French highest civil court) overturned a decision of the Paris Court of Appeal which had denied its jurisdiction over acts of patent infringement…