Damages Action & Execution of Decisions

This e-presentation offers a detailed description of the procedure provided by the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) for the application of damages in infringement and invalidity cases. The establishment of the international jurisdiction of the UPC as regards execution of decisions in accordance with Regulation 542/2014 is also examined.

Samuel Granata

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Question 1 of 3

According to Article 68 UPCA,

the Unified Patent Court is entitled to award punitive damages.

the Unified Patent Court is not entitled to award punitive damages.

the Unified Patent Court has discretionary powers as regards punitive damages.

Question 2 of 3

In the event of a dispute relating to an alleged infringement of a European patent with unitary effect, the alleged infringer can request that:

the patent proprietor provides a full translation of the European patent with unitary effect into an official language of either the participating member state in which the alleged infringement took place or the Member State in which the alleged infringer is domiciled.

the patent proprietor provides a translation of the summary of the patent claim of the European patent with unitary effect into English.

the patent proprietor provides a full translation of the European patent with unitary effect into any official language of the European Patent office.

Question 3 of 3

According to the Unified Patent Court Agreement, the Unified patent Court is considered as

A EU Court.

A European Court.

A court common to the contracting Member States.