Security for Costs before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Current Case Law and Strategic Implications
7 November 2025
Dr Paul England
Senior Counsel – Knowledge
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Dr Paul England is senior counsel – knowledge, in our Patents Group. He is an English qualified lawyer of over 20 years who specialises in advising on European strategic work for contentious patent matters, including in the Unified Patent Court where he has co-ordinated one of the largest groups of actions across several local divisions.
Paul also has a role in providing thought leadership, teaching and advice to clients and the our Patents Group, particularly on complex or unusual issues.
He publishes and speaks on patent law widely and his knowledge of European patent litigation is reflected in his leadership of the books A Practitioner's Guide to the UPC and Unitary Patent and A Practitioner's Guide to European Patent Law (both published by Bloomsbury).
Paul has particular expertise in the life sciences sector, having begun his career as a scientist and taken a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Oxford, and he is the co-author of A User's Guide to Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences.
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Synapse - AI in Life Sciences
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UPC patent infringement: recent updates for the life sciences sector
The United Patent Court (UPC) is increasingly influential in life sciences patent disputes, especially for pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. Handling 26% of infringement cases in this sector, the UPC offers faster, pan-European enforcement and is clarifying key legal issues. It’s becoming a crucial venue for protecting evolving life sciences innovations across Europe.
17 June 2025
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Patent Perspectives Quick Listens
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Episode 10 - Marking the second anniversary of the UPC
In episode ten of Patent Perspectives, Paul England is joined by Amanda Ebbutt, Christian Dekoninck, Jules Fabre and Phillip Rektorschek.
9 June 2025
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