UPC 2026 in data: the median time to a first merits decision falls to 13.7 months across three consecutive half-years, English reaches 69% of new main proceedings, and most disputes still end without a judgment.
The UPC promises a merits decision in ~12–14 months. Our data puts the real median near 13.7 — but preliminary injunctions land in weeks and divisions diverge. The benchmarks.
UPC vs national court in 2026: a side-by-side framework on reach, speed, cost, validity risk and injunctions — and when each forum is the smarter choice.
UPC caseload 2025: 883 new cases by end of May, filings tracking above 2024, telecom and pharma leading, and the first half-year of outcomes.
A UPC division ruled it can decide infringement of the UK part of a European patent. Inside the BSH ruling and the Fujifilm v. Kodak and Dyson v. Dreame applications.
The UPC's overall preliminary injunction grant rate is about 57% in our data — but division choice moves the odds. The numbers, and why Munich and Düsseldorf diverge.
How does the UPC work? A litigator's guide to its divisions, the front-loaded ~12–14 month timeline, bifurcation, languages, opt-out and the pan-European injunction.
UPC statistics 2024: 633 actions in its first full year, German divisions dominant, telecom and pharma leading, and the first wave of outcomes.