UPC CFI, LD Paris , 14 April 2026 : International jurisdiction over Chinese defendants to be decided on in the main proceedings.
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No decision on preliminary objection regarding international jurisdiction (Article 31 UPCA , Article 71b (2) Brussels Regulation, Rule 19 RoP).
The question of the UPC’s international jurisdiction for the UK over Chinese defendants to be determined in the forthcoming decision on the merits.
No international jurisdiction of the Paris local division over a defendant domiciled in a non-UPC, non-EU third country (China) who is not alleged to have committed any act of infringement within the territory of a Member State of the EU.
