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Central Division Paris Seat DECISION of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Central division (Paris seat) issued on 30 March 2026 in the revocation proceedings UPC_CFI_258/2025 HEADNOTES: 1. The revocation of an independent claim does not automatically affect the validity of unchallenged dependent claims, as the latter may possess autonomous patentability due to additional technical features. 2. Following the revocation of an independent claim, the patent proprietor may amend the patent to recast surviving dependent claims into independent form, provided the resulting configuration complies with the requirements of clarity and unity of invention. 3. As a general rule, the mere deletion of claims does not necessitate a consolidated document. 4. A subsequent request to am ...