10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 23 June 2023)

Date	23 June 2023
Court	CFI
Division	Munich (DE) Local Division
Type of action	Application for provisional measures
Case number(s)	UPC_CFI_2/2023
Registry reference	ORD_459746/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023
Parties	10x Genomics, Inc. v. NanoString Technologies Inc.

Summary pending review. Official UPC registry metadata imported on 24 September 2026.

Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry

Case timeline

27 June 2023 : 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 27 June 2023) ORD_459746/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023
30 June 2023 : 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 30 June 2023) ORD_459746/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023
6 July 2023 : 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 6 July 2023) ORD_459746/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023
10 July 2023 : 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 10 July 2023) ORD_459746/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023
19 September 2023 : 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 19 September 2023) ACT_459746/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023
5 December 2023 : 10xGenomics v NanoString (CFI, 5 December 2023) ORD_577241/2023 · UPC_CFI_2/2023

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Source and translations

Official source: Unified Patent Court registry link recorded in the record
Original language: not recorded
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Date checked: not recorded

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Proceedings

UPC_CFI_2/2023 official number

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Parties

claimant10x Genomics, Inc.57 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantNanoString Technologies Inc.17 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

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Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals

23 June 2023 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 23 June 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
27 June 2023 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 27 June 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
Les demanderesses sont invitées à téléverser dans le CMS les pièces jointes à leur demande de mesures provisoires.
30 June 2023 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 30 June 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
Les moyens du mémoire préventif rédigé en anglais doivent être repris dans la réponse en allemand, avec les pièces sous leur numérotation d'origine.
6 July 2023 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 6 July 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
Il n'est pas nécessaire de déposer la traduction des pièces rédigées en anglais.
10 July 2023 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 10 July 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
Les délais d'écritures fixés le 23 juin 2023 sont prorogés au 21 juillet 2023 pour les défenderesses et au 11 août 2023 pour les demanderesses.
19 September 2023 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 19 September 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
La division locale de Munich fait droit pour l'essentiel à la demande de mesures provisoires de 10x Genomics et Harvard : contrefaçon directe et indirecte d'EP 4 108 782, validité établie selon une probabilité prépondérante, urgence et nécessité retenues, aucune licence due, interdiction dans dix-sept États sans sûreté…
5 December 2023 10xGenomics v NanoString (CFI, 5 December 2023) Application for provisional measures · UPC_CFI_2/2023
Une astreinte de 100 000 euros au total est infligée aux défenderesses pour plusieurs violations de l'ordonnance de mesures provisoires du 19 septembre 2023, exécutoire dès sa signification par le CMS. L'appel est autorisé.

What the record states

Nature of the act: Application for provisional measures
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): Les délais de réponse (14 juillet 2023) et de réplique (4 août 2023) sont fixés et les parties convoquées à l'audience des 5 et 6 septembre 2023.
Appeal: No appeal documented in the corpus, this does not mean that no appeal was lodged.
Instance: First-instance decision, whether it has become final is not recorded.

Patents mentioned

EP 4 108 782 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent

Related decisions cited in the analyses

10xGenomics v NanoString (CFI, 5 December 2023) cited in this record
10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 19 September 2023) cited in this record
10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 10 July 2023) cited in this record
10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 6 July 2023) cited in this record
10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 30 June 2023) cited in this record
10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, UPC_CFI_2/2023, 27 June 2023) cited in this record

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Patents and standards

Publication	Role in the dispute	Family	Standard and declaration	Pool	Sources
`EP 4 108 782` Compositions and methods for analyte detection recorded proprietor: Harvard University	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 18 other decision(s): NanoString Technologies v 10x Genomics (CoA, 11 March 2024) · 10x Genomics v NanoString (CFI, 19 September 2023) · 10x Genomics v Bruker Spatial Biology (CFI, 11 April 2025) · 10x Genomics v Vizgen (CoA, 11 March 2025) · 10x Genomics v Vizgen (CoA, 5 March 2025) · 10x Genomics v Vizgen (CFI, 20 December 2024) · NanoString Technologies v 10x Genomics (CoA, 10 December 2024) · 10x Genomics v Vizgen (CFI, 1 November 2024)	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	Espacenet · European Patent Register existence and title of the publication checked on 30 October 2026 (Google Patents, Espacenet and Register links are not checked automatically) mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis

The statuses “asserted in litigation”, “declared essential”, “listed by a pool” and “essentiality examined by a court” are distinct and may coexist. Validity, infringement and technical essentiality are different questions. Scope: patents cited in the decisions of the Dhenne Avocats corpus, with no essentiality score or prediction.

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