Qord IP Protection v SmartThings (CFI, 30 July 2026)

Date	30 July 2026
Court	CFI
Division	The Hague (NL) Local Division
Type of action	Infringement Action
Case number(s)	UPC_CFI_2094/2026
Registry reference	UPC-CFI-0002094/2026
Parties	Qord IP Protection LLC v. SmartThings, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics GmbH, Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V.

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

Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry

Case timeline

28 October 2026 : Qord IP Protection v SmartThings (CFI, UPC_CFI_2094/2026, 28 October 2026) UPC-CFI-0002094/2026

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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_2094/2026 official number

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Parties

defendantSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.22 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantSamsung Electronics GmbH21 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantSamsung Electronics Benelux B.V.9 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
claimantQord IP Protection LLC2 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantSmartThings, Inc.2 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

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Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals

30 July 2026 Qord IP Protection v SmartThings (CFI, 30 July 2026) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_2094/2026
28 October 2026 Qord IP Protection v SmartThings (CFI, UPC_CFI_2094/2026, 28 October 2026) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_2094/2026
Le juge-rapporteur de la division locale de La Haye accorde à titre provisoire la protection de confidentialité demandée par les défenderesses pour leurs chiffres de ventes et marges, l’accès étant limité aux représentants de Qord et à leurs assistants en attendant un accord sur le cercle de confidentialité.

What the record states

Nature of the act: Infringement Action
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): Le juge rapporteur fixe au 26 octobre 2026, pour tous les défendeurs, le délai du mémoire en défense et de la demande reconventionnelle en nullité, conformément à l'accord des parties.
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 2 047 617 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent

Related decisions cited in the analyses

Qord IP Protection v SmartThings (CFI, UPC_CFI_2094/2026, 28 October 2026) cites this decision

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Patents and standards

Publication	Role in the dispute	Family	Standard and declaration	Pool	Sources
`EP 2 047 617`	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 1 other decision(s): Qord IP Protection v SmartThings (CFI, UPC_CFI_2094/2026, 28 October 2	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	Espacenet links not checked 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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