UPC Unfiltered: Commercial Access Denied, €50M Penalties & The "Front-Loaded" Reality (Week 2, 2026)

Prof. Willem Hoyng reviews a busy start to 2026, analyzing 13 selected decisions with critical lessons on strategy, procedure, and copyright.

In this episode:

🔹 Commercial Access to File (Docket Navigator v Sumi/Syngenta):The Court of Appeal rejects a data platform's request to access case documents for its subscribers. Prof. Hoyng analyzes the "dead letter" risk to Rule 262 and argues that commercially distributing pleadings likely constitutes copyright infringement.

🔹 No Suspensive Effect (Amazon v InterDigital):Amazon fails to stop a Mannheim order carrying potential penalties of up to €50 million. We discuss the "manifestly erroneous" standard and why the Court found no immediate urgency to suspend the order.

🔹 The "Front-Loaded" Reality (VMR v NJOY):A harsh lesson on appellate procedure: the Court refuses to admit a corrected translation filed late. Plus, Prof. Hoyng critiques the EPO for missing critical prior art during examination.

📖 Read the full written analysis:https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/detail/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-02-2026

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