The Unified Patent Court is no longer an experiment — it is reshaping the economics of European patent enforcement. For claimants, law firms and funders, the real question is whether the UPC’s speed, reach and jurisdictional complexity can be turned into recoverable value.

Germany’s highest court has delivered one of the most significant rulings to date on funded mass claims and the implications for litigation funders could be substantial. In our latest piece, we look at what the BGH truck cartel ruling actually says, where the uncertainty now lies, and why underwriting discipline and claim structure are likely to come under far greater scrutiny going forward.

The European Commission has paused EU-wide regulation of third-party litigation funding, leaving a fragmented, Member State–led regulatory landscape in place while reserving the option to revisit the issue in future.