Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 26 November 2025)

Date	26 November 2025
Court	CFI
Division	Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division
Type of action	Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199
Case number(s)	UPC_CFI_1696/2025
Registry reference	UPC_CFI_1696/2025
Parties	Topsoe A/S v. SYPOX GmbH a. o.

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

Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry

Case timeline

25 November 2025 : Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 25 November 2025) UPC_CFI_1696/2025
4 May 2026 : Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 4 May 2026) UPC_CFI_1696/2025
26 August 2026 : Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 26 August 2026) UPC-CFI-0001696/2025
12 October 2026 : Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 12 October 2026) UPC-CFI-0001696/2025

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Proceedings

UPC_CFI_1696/2025 official number

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Parties

claimantTopsoe A/S9 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantSYPOX GmbH a. o4 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

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Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals

25 November 2025 Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 25 November 2025) Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 · UPC_CFI_1696/2025
La division autorise sans audition et sans garantie l'inspection des installations de production d'hydrogène de SYPOX et de leur documentation technique sur trois sites, avec copie de documents, ouverture du réacteur et export des données, les mesures les plus intrusives n'étant accordées qu'à titre subsidiaire.
26 November 2025 Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 26 November 2025) Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 · UPC_CFI_1696/2025
4 May 2026 Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 4 May 2026) Generic Order · UPC_CFI_1696/2025
La division rejette la récusation des experts et les demandes d'exclusion de leur description, rejette le réexamen de l'ordonnance d'inspection, maintient la garantie de 500 000 euros préalable à l'ouverture du réacteur et autorise l'appel.
26 August 2026 Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 26 August 2026) Generic Order · UPC_CFI_1696/2025
La juge rapporteure de la division locale de Düsseldorf organise la communication à Topsoe de la description détaillée issue de l'inspection selon un test en trois étapes, occulte les informations confidentielles non pertinentes, refuse plusieurs annexes et un accès réservé aux conseils, et communique le reste sous lim…
12 October 2026 Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 12 October 2026) Generic · UPC_CFI_1696/2025
Saisie d’une demande de réexamen fondée sur la règle 333, la division locale de Düsseldorf juge que la divulgation relative à l’installation Pilot 1 entrait dans le champ de l’ordonnance d’inspection initiale et maintient l’ordonnance de la juge-rapporteure du 21 août 2026.

What the record states

Nature of the act: Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): Le dispositif de l'ordonnance d'inspection du 25 novembre 2025 est rectifié quant aux adresses des défenderesses et du site de production. Il est maintenu pour le surplus.
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 3 802 413 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent

Related decisions cited in the analyses

Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 26 August 2026) cited in this record
Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 4 May 2026) cited in this record
Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 25 November 2025) cited in this record

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Patents and standards

Publication	Role in the dispute	Family	Standard and declaration	Pool	Sources
`EP 3 802 413` Hydrogen production by steam methane reforming recorded proprietor: Topsoe AS	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 8 other decision(s): SYPOX v Topsoe (CFI, 27 August 2026) · Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 26 August 2026) · SYPOX v Topsoe (CFI, 27 July 2026) · Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 4 May 2026) · HyGear v Topsoe (CFI, 20 March 2026) · Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 10 December 2025) · Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 25 November 2025) · Topsoe v SYPOX (CFI, 12 October 2026)	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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