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## Overview The Paris local division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) revoked a Michelin patent in an infringement dispute brought against Goodyear over tire technology (JUVE Patent). ## Key Facts - Michelin filed an infringement action at the Paris local division in February 2025, alleging that Goodyear's Fuelmax D Endurance and Fuelmax D GEN-2 car tyres infringed its patent rights (JUVE Patent). - The patent in question was only valid in France at the time the action was filed (JUVE Patent). - The Paris local division ultimately revoked the Michelin patent as part of the case, a significant outcome for Goodyear (JUVE Patent). ## Why It Matters This case is an example of the UPC's growing role in resolving cross-border and single-jurisdiction patent disputes between major industrial manufacturers, and illustrates the litigation risk companies face when asserting nationally-limited patents in the UPC system. The revocation outcome is also a data point for the ongoing narrative about patent holder advantages/disadvantages in the still-maturing UPC forum. ## Related Developments Part of the broader pattern of UPC patent litigation involving major manufacturers (e.g., Dyson vs. Dreame, Lundbeck vs. Biogaran, Silimed vs. Polytech), and relevant to the enforcement asymmetry narrative around patent holders' structural advantages in the new UPC system.