Boa v Shinkyung (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 1 June 2026)
| Date | 1 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Court | CFI |
| Division | Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division |
| Type of action | Infringement Action |
| Case number(s) | UPC_CFI_996/2025 |
| Registry reference | UPC_CFI_996/2025 |
| Parties | Boa Technology Inc. v. Shinkyung Inc. et al. |
Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry
Case timeline
- 15 July 2026 : Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 15 July 2026) UPC-CFI-0000996/2025
- 17 August 2026 : Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, 17 August 2026) UPC-CFI-0000996/2025
Dhenne Avocats represents claimants and defendants in European patent disputes before the Unified Patent Court, including the Paris divisions.
Dhenne Avocats · 10 October 2026
Our analysis
Summary
In an order of 1 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_996/2025, with UPC_CFI_737/2026 and UPC_CFI_742/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division dismisses the EUR 200,000 security for costs application filed by Shinkyung Inc. against Boa Technology, proprietor of EP 3 003 087, in the infringement action also directed against FLA Europe NV. The alleged financial difficulties of the claimant’s holding company are not enough: only the party’s own situation counts.
Question
Does a fall in the share price of the claimant’s holding company justify security for costs under Art. 69(4) UPCA?
Decision
No. The request is admissible but unfounded (paragraph 5). Art. 69(4) UPCA protects a defendant against a claimant lacking sufficient means, assessed on the claimant’s actual financial situation (paragraph 7). Only BOA’s situation matters, since its holding company CODI is not a party. In any event, BOA shows that CODI’s 62% share price fall in 2025 stemmed from an internal investigation at a subsidiary and that CODI earned USD 64.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 (paragraph 8). The order does not expressly rule on BOA’s alternative requests.
Key points for practice
- Practical point: a party seeking security must document the financial situation of the claimant itself, not that of its group or parent company.
Provisions applied
- Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
- Art. 69(4)
- Rules of Procedure
- Rule 158
- Case law cited
- Syntorr v Arthrex, Court of Appeal, 18 February 2026, AorticLab v Emboline, Court of Appeal, 20 June 2025, Oerlikon v Bhagat, Court of Appeal, 30 October 2025, Ballinno v Kinexon, Court of Appeal, 26 August 2024 (UPC_CoA_328/2024), Aarke v SodaStream, Court of Appeal, 29 November 2024, Microsoft v Suinno, Paris Local Division, 27 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024)
Related decisions
Prepared by Dhenne Avocats from the official decision, consulted on 10 October 2026. The database is updated every week, on Friday. Only the official text is authoritative.
Decisions in the same proceedings
Going further
Lexicon: Patent infringement action.
Publications by Matthieu Dhenne: Pleading the Long Arm: What a UPC Statement of Claim Must Carry Beyond Jurisdiction (Kluwer Patent Blog).
Source and translations
- Official source
- Unified Patent Court registry link recorded in the record
- Original language
- not recorded
- Translation available
- no translation recorded the firm’s French record is a summary, not a translation
- Date checked
- not recorded
Follow this case
Proceedings, related decisions, appeals, parties and patents as recorded in the registry and in the Dhenne Avocats corpus. Each link states its source.
Parties
- claimantBoa Technology Inc.6 decisions in the corpusFollow this party
- defendantShinkyung Inc. et al3 decisions in the corpusFollow this party
Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals
- 1 June 2026 Boa v Shinkyung (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 1 June 2026) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_996/2025
- 15 July 2026 Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 15 July 2026) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_996/2025
Le délai de dépôt des écritures non signées est prorogé rétroactivement au 13 juillet 2026 et leur date de dépôt du 4 mai 2026 est conservée.
- 17 August 2026 Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, 17 August 2026) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_996/2025
Le juge rapporteur admet provisoirement les requêtes subsidiaires 1bis à 12bis, renvoie l’examen de la demande fondée sur la règle 30.2 au fond et accorde un délai supplémentaire aux défenderesses.
What the record states
- Nature of the act
- Infringement Action
- Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary)
- La demande de garantie pour les frais est rejetée, la situation financière de la société holding du demandeur étant indifférente.
- 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 3 003 087mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patentEP 3 777 595mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patentEP 2 805 639mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent
Related decisions cited in the analyses
- Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, 17 August 2026) cited in this record
- Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 15 July 2026) cited in this record
- Boa v Shinkyung (CFI, UPC_CFI_998/2025, 1 June 2026) cited in this record
- Boa Technology v Zuatu Cycling International d.o.o. (CFI, 1 June 2026) cited in this record
- Syntorr LP v Arthrex (CoA, UPC_CoA_890/2025, 18 February 2026) cited in this record
- Oerlikon Textile v Bhagat Textile Engineers (CoA, 30 October 2025) cited in this record
- AorticLab v Emboline (CoA, 20 June 2025) cited in this record
- Aarke v SodaStream Industries (CoA, 29 November 2024) cited in this record
Patents and standards
| Publication | Role in the dispute | Family | Standard and declaration | Pool | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EP 3 003 087 | Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 2 other decision(s): Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, 17 August 2026) · Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 15 July 2026) | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded | Espacenet links not checked mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis |
EP 3 777 595 | Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 3 other decision(s): Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, UPC_CFI_998/2025, 15 July 2026) · Boa v FLA Europe (CFI, UPC_CFI_996/2025, 15 July 2026) · Boa v Shinkyung (CFI, UPC_CFI_998/2025, 1 June 2026) | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded | Espacenet links not checked mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis |
EP 2 805 639 | Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 1 other decision(s): Boa Technology v Zuatu Cycling International d.o.o. (CFI, 1 June 2026) | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded | Espacenet links not checked mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis |
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