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In an order of 9 October 2026 (UPC_CFI_2434/2026), published on 22 October 2026, the panel of the Milan Local Division dismissed the application by Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, AWS European Sovereign Cloud GmbH and Amazon Data Services…
Read the analysisIn an order of 28 September 2026 published on 29 October 2026 (UPC_CFI_703/2025 and UPC_CFI_1757/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division answers the court expert’s request for clarification in the dispute between Prinoth and Xelom over EP 2 507 436 and…
Read the analysisIn an order of 21 September 2026 published on 29 October 2026 (UPC_CFI_319/2024 and UPC_CFI_728/2024), presiding judge and judge-rapporteur Pierluigi Perrotti of the Milan Local Division sets the conduct of the hearing of 24 and 25 September 2026 in Ericsson’s action against…
Read the analysisIn an order of 21 September 2026 published on 29 October 2026 (UPC_CFI_318/2024 and UPC_CFI_730/2024), judge-rapporteur Alima Zana of the Milan Local Division sets the conduct of the hearing of 24 and 25 September 2026 in Ericsson’s action against ASUSTek and Arvato…
Read the analysisIn an order of 14 September 2026 published on 29 October 2026 (UPC_CFI_766/2024), the Milan Local Division grants Cardo Systems’ application to rectify its decision by default of 10 July 2026 against Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology.
Read the analysisThe Milan Local Division grants Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. a provisional injunction against the GS3-R glucose monitoring system, on the basis of EP 3 960 072, together with an order for information on distribution channels.
Read the analysisBy order of 4 September 2026 (UPC_CFI_2434/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division aligned the deadlines for the statements of defence and counterclaims for revocation of the four Amazon Web Services companies sued by NIXU FL IP Protection.
Read the analysisIn an order of 30 July 2026 (UPC_CFI_2216/2025 and UPC_CFI_1829/2026), the Milan Local Division dismisses the application for security for costs filed by Kaltek s.r.l.
Read the analysisIn an order of 28 July 2026 made of the court's own motion (UPC_CFI_377/2025 and UPC_CFI_702/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division corrects a clerical mistake in his order of 22 July 2026, issued after the interim conference, in the dispute…
Read the analysisBy an order lodged on 28 July 2026 and published on the register on 14 October 2026, the Milan Local Division stayed proceedings UPC_CFI_2297/2026 and UPC_CFI_2300/2026 between Pirelli Tyre and Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber, following a worldwide settlement reported by the parties.
Read the analysisIn an order of 22 July 2026 issued after the interim conference of 9 July 2026 (Rule 105.5 RoP), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division organises the next steps in Primetals Technologies Austria's infringement action against Danieli & C.
Read the analysisIn an order of 16 July 2026 (UPC_CFI_770/2024 and UPC_CFI_556/2025), the Milan Local Division, at Pirelli Tyre's request and with no observations from Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber, rectified its decision of 26 May 2026 concerning EP 3 519 207.
Read the analysisIn an order of 10 July 2026 (UPC_CFI_1902/2025), the presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division aligns the time limits for the defence of the two defendants to Cardo Systems' infringement action: Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin Technology, served on 23 April…
Read the analysisIn a decision by default of 10 July 2026 (UPC_CFI_766/2024), the Milan Local Division (Judges Perrotti, presiding, Zana, rapporteur, and Granata) holds that Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology, which did not appear, directly infringe CARDO Systems' unitary…
Read the analysisIn an order of 18 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_1382/2025), the Milan Local Division, on a request for review by Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin and Resosport, revokes in its entirety the ex parte order for provisional measures granted on 5 November 2025 to Cardo Systems…
Read the analysisIn an order of 17 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_1129/2026), the Milan Local Division dismisses Ericsson's application for provisional measures against ASUSTeK and Arvato Netherlands based on EP 2 727 342 ("Reference Picture Signaling"), while the infringement action on the merits (UPC_CFI_318/2024) and the…
Read the analysisBy order of 17 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_1130/2026), a four-judge panel of the Milan Local Division dismissed for lack of urgency the application for provisional measures by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson against ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Read the analysisBy order of 17 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_1130/2026), the Milan Local Division dismissed for lack of urgency Ericsson's application for provisional measures against ASUSTeK Computer and Arvato Netherlands based on EP 3 076 673, which concerns decoding and encoding pictures of a video…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 8 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_2046/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division sets at EUR 62,359.32 the costs that Gastroteam Abbe AB and Salvatore Marciuliano (Marciuliano Attrezzature) must reimburse, within thirty days, to Morello Forni Italia and Morello Forni…
Read the analysisBy default decision of 26 May 2026 (UPC_CFI_771/2024), the Milan Local Division held that Tianjin Kingtyre Group, which did not appear after service of the statement of claim in China on 2 July 2025, infringed Pirelli Tyre's patent EP 2 519 412…
Read the analysisBy decision of 26 May 2026 in the joined proceedings UPC_CFI_770/2024 (infringement action) and UPC_CFI_556/2025 (counterclaim for revocation), the Milan Local Division ruled on Pirelli Tyre's action against Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber on EP 3 519 207, concerning a motorcycle tyre.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 5 May 2026 (UPC_CFI_727/2024 and UPC_CFI_493/2025), the Milan Local Division rules on Agathon's infringement action against Intercom (manufacturer) and Knarr Vertriebs (distributor) on EP 2 363 263 B1 (centring device for a forming tool), and on Intercom's counterclaim…
Read the analysisIn an order of 30 April 2026 (UPC_CFI_840/2026), the Milan Local Division allows Guala Pack to have its statement of claim served on LD Packaging (Foshan), a Chinese company, at its stand at the Interpack trade fair in Düsseldorf from 7 to…
Read the analysisIn an order of 27 April 2026 (UPC_CFI_1902/2025), the Milan Local Division dismisses Cardo Systems' application for an alternative method of service (Rule 275 RoP) of its statement of claim on Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin Technology and Resosport, based in mainland China and…
Read the analysisBy order of 22 April 2026 (UPC_CFI_2052/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division stayed, at MFCI's request and with the express consent of all other parties, the infringement action brought by 3V Sigma and 3V Chimica Porto Marghera against A.G.A., A.C.E.F.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 21 April 2026, the Milan Local Division ruled on Dainese's infringement action against Alpinestars S.p.A., Alpinestars Research and Motocard Bike, and on the counterclaims for revocation, concerning EP 4 072 364 (an inflatable protective device of the airbag…
Read the analysisBy an order of 16 April 2026, issued in Italian in proceedings UPC_CFI_703/2025 and UPC_CFI_1757/2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division grants Prinoth a thirty-day extension, to 27 May 2026, of the time limit for its next written pleading in its…
Read the analysisBy order of 24 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_2052/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division extended to 15 June 2026, for all defendants, the Rule 23 RoP time limit for filing the statement of defence in the infringement action brought by 3V Sigma…
Read the analysisIn an order of 24 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_2052/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division sets 15 June 2026 as the Rule 23 RoP deadline for all three defendants to file their Statement of defence and any counterclaim for revocation.
Read the analysisBy an order of 19 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_770/2024 and UPC_CFI_556/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division, after consulting the panel, revisited the adversarial examination of the seized tyre samples planned for the oral hearing: the tyres will be examined without being…
Read the analysisBy an order of 12 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_2216/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division extended to 25 May 2026 Kaltek's time limit for lodging its statement of defence and any counterclaim for revocation, in Biopsafe's action based on three patents.
Read the analysisBy an order of 6 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_141/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division dismissed PR Medical's preliminary objection seeking to have KeyMed's infringement action (EP 2 575 590, 'Detecto.' accessory for diagnostic devices) conducted in Italian rather than English.
Read the analysisIn an order of 13 February 2026, made in the infringement action (UPC_CFI_770/2024) and the revocation counterclaim (UPC_CFI_556/2025) between Pirelli Tyre s.p.a.
Read the analysisIn an order of 10 February 2026 (UPC_CFI_1738/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division stayed the cost application brought by AWM s.r.l. and Schnell s.p.a. against Progress Maschinen & Automation AG until the Court of Appeal rules on the appeal against…
Read the analysisBy an order of 28 January 2026 issued after the interim conference (UPC_CFI_727/2024 and UPC_CFI_493/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division set the framework for the oral hearing in Agathon v Intercom and KNARR Vertriebs.
Read the analysisBy an order of 8 January 2026 (UPC_CFI_377/2025 and UPC_CFI_702/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division rejected Primetals Technologies Austria's request under Art.
Read the analysisIn an order of 12 December 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division, acting on delegation from the panel, declared that the steps taken to serve Cardo Systems' statement of claim (EP 4 240 194) on Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology amount…
Read the analysisIn an order dated 4 December 2025 and lodged on 5 December, the Milan Local Division dismissed the request by A.G.A. and A.C.E.F. to review the ex parte order for preservation of evidence of 19 May 2025 granted to 3V Sigma, which…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 19 November 2025, given in Italian, the Milan Local Division held by default that Gastroteam Abbe and the sole trader Marciuliano Attrezzature infringe EP 3 691 454, Morello Forni's unitary patent for a method and machine for shaping…
Read the analysisBy decision of 27 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_178/2024 and UPC_CFI_432/2024), the Milan Local Division upheld the counterclaim of AWM and Schnell, revoked in its entirety Progress Maschinen & Automation's EP 2 726 230, concerning the continuous production of lattice girders, dismissed the application…
Read the analysisBy a panel order of 27 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_127/2025, proceedings in Italian), the Milan Local Division dismissed Xelom's request to revoke the ex parte order of 18 March 2025, which had granted Prinoth a description of evidence and the seizure of a…
Read the analysisIn an order of 7 October 2025, the Milan Local Division, on the parties' joint request, found that Hypertherm's infringement action against Tec.Mo. (UPC_CFI_226/2025) had become devoid of purpose following a settlement, held that there was no need to adjudicate and closed…
Read the analysisIn an order of 23 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_342/2025), issued in Italian, the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division organised access to the documents gathered when a seizure to preserve evidence was executed for 3V Sigma against ACEF and AGA.
Read the analysisBy a decision of 9 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_240/2023), the Milan Local Division allowed the joint withdrawal of Oerlikon Textile's infringement action against Himson Engineering and of the revocation counterclaim (EP 2 145 848), filed on 22 July 2025, after the hearing of…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 5 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_202/2025, App_30486/2025), the Milan Local Division confirmed the settlement reached between Edwards Lifesciences and Sintec and Value Med in provisional measures proceedings based on European patent EP 3 646 825, and ordered only the redacted…
Read the analysisBy an order of 26 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_472/2024, ORD_33090/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division classified as confidential the information on Dainese's financial situation filed in the security for costs application brought by the defendants, including Alpinestars.
Read the analysisBy an order of 29 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_761/2024, App_24515/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division dismissed Oerlikon Textile's application under Rule 353 RoP to rectify the costs decision of 9 May 2025 against Bhagat Textile Engineers (EP 2 145 848).
Read the analysisBy order of 15 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_771/2024), the Milan Local Division confirmed the settlement concluded on 25 February 2025 between Pirelli Tyre and Kingtyre Deutschland in the action for infringement of EP 2 519 412, the action continuing against Tianjin Kingtyre Group.
Read the analysisBy order of 14 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_770/2024, App_26266/2025), the Milan Local Division (Judges Perrotti, Zana and Knijff) dismissed Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber's request for re-establishment of rights, made in order to challenge out of time the ex parte seizure of tyres at the…
Read the analysisBy order of 8 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_178/2024 and UPC_CFI_432/2024), the judge rapporteur Perrotti (Milan Local Division) set the value of Progress Maschinen & Automation's infringement action against AWM and Schnell at EUR 2,000,000, and the same for the revocation counterclaim, the parties…
Read the analysisBy an order of 20 June 2025 (actions UPC CFI 318/2024 and 730/2024, EP 2 727 242), the Milan Local Division (Judges Perrotti, presiding, Zana, rapporteur, Lopes and Norrenbrock, technically qualified judge) dismissed Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's application for panel review of the…
Read the analysisBy an order of 20 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_319/2024 and UPC_CFI_728/2024), the Milan Local Division, on Ericsson's application for panel review under Rule 333, upheld the judge-rapporteur's refusal to set up an "external eyes only" confidentiality regime in Ericsson's infringement action against ASUSTEK…
Read the analysisBy order of 2 June 2025, the judge rapporteur of the Milan Local Division stayed, at the joint request of all parties, the revocation counterclaims and applications to amend concerning EP 3 498 117 in Dainese v Alpinestars, until the final decision…
Read the analysisBy order of 19 May 2025 (UPC_CFI_342/2025), made without hearing the other side, the Milan Local Division granted 3V Sigma, in part, measures to preserve evidence and inspect premises under EP 3 275 872 and EP 3 275 426 (UV filters for…
Read the analysisBy order of 9 May 2025 (ORD_22179/2025), the judge rapporteur of the Milan Local Division set at EUR 77,064.65 the costs that Bhagat Textile Engineers must reimburse to Oerlikon Textile, following the decision on the merits of 4 November 2024, which had…
Read the analysisBy decision of 7 May 2025, the Milan Local Division allowed, in Ericsson's infringement action on EP 2 727 342 against ASUSTeK, Arvato and Digital River Ireland (UPC_CFI_318/2024 and UPC_CFI_730/2024), Ericsson's withdrawal against Digital River, which is being wound up in Ireland,…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 7 May 2025 (UPC_CFI_319/2024 and UPC_CFI_728/2024), the Milan Local Division allowed Ericsson to withdraw its infringement action (EP 3 076 673) against Digital River Ireland, which was being wound up in Ireland, and allowed Digital River to withdraw…
Read the analysisThe regime reserved to external counsel and experts only is rejected. Article 58 UPCA and Rule 262A require a fair balance between the parties’ opposing interests, and Rule 262A.6, as interpreted by the Court of Appeal on 12 February 2025, requires that…
Read the analysisBy order of 28 April 2025 (no. 69253/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division set up the protection of confidential information filed by ASUSTeK in Ericsson's infringement action based on EP 3 076 673 (UPC_CFI_319/2024) and in the counterclaim for revocation…
Read the analysisBy order of 28 April 2025 (ORD_20073/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division ruled on the protection of confidential information filed by ASUSTeK in Ericsson's infringement action UPC_CFI_318/2024 and in the counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_730/2024.
Read the analysisBy order of 15 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_472/2024, ORD_58591/2024), Judge-rapporteur Zana of the Milan Local Division dismissed the preliminary objection of Alpinestars Research, Defendant 2 in the infringement action on EP 4 072 364 brought by Dainese against six defendants.
Read the analysisBy order of 8 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_472/2024, ORD_64124/2024), Judge-rapporteur Alima Zana of the Milan Local Division dismissed the preliminary objection lodged by Alpinestars S.p.A., a defendant to Dainese S.p.A.'s infringement action on EP 4 072 364, which also covers the Spanish validation.
Read the analysisBy order of 7 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_472/2024, ORD_10964/2025), the Milan Local Division (Judges Perrotti, presiding, Zana, rapporteur, Klein and Ashley, technically qualified) granted Dainese S.p.A.
Read the analysisBy order of 18 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_127/2025, ORD_11002/2025), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, presiding, A.
Read the analysisBy order of 20 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023, ORD_4166/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (Judge Zana) refused Bhagat Textile Engineers, applying as a member of the public (Rule 262.1(b)), access to the file of the counterclaim for revocation brought by…
Read the analysisBy an order of 7 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_472/2024, ACT_45469/2024), the Milan Local Division extended under Rule 9, to 27 February 2025, Dainese's time limit to reply to the statements of defence and to defend the revocation counterclaims concerning EP 4 072 364…
Read the analysisBy an order of 24 January 2025 (ORD_68843/2024, UPC_CFI_472/2024), the full panel of the Milan Local Division classified as confidential the settlement between Dainese and the defendant Horizon Moto 95, filed in support of a partial withdrawal (Exhibit 70), together with the…
Read the analysisBy order of 15 January 2025, the Milan Local Division (judge-rapporteur Alima Zana) extended to 27 February 2025 the time limit for Alpinestars, first defendant in Dainese's infringement action (UPC_CFI_472/2024, EP 4 072 364 and EP 3 498 117), to file its…
Read the analysisBy an order of 30 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_400/2024, ORD_60558/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (Judge Zana) dismissed Insulet's application for a costs decision against Eoflow, whose application to intervene in support of A.
Read the analysisBy a procedural order of 17 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023), issued after the interim conference, the Milan Local Division organised the close of the interim procedure in Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG's action for infringement of EP 2145848 against Himson Engineering…
Read the analysisBy procedural order dated 27 November 2024 in its heading (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023, ORD_63173/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (A.
Read the analysisBy procedural order of 25 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023, ORD_62633/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (A.
Read the analysisBy order of 22 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_400/2024, App_40442/2024), made after the hearing of 15 October 2024, the Milan Local Division (panel presided over by P. Perrotti) dismissed Insulet Corporation's application for provisional measures against A.
Read the analysisBy order of 5 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_643/2024, ACT_59213/2024, ORD_59913/2024), the single judge of the Milan Local Division (S.
Read the analysisBy order of 5 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_649/2024, application 59315/2024, ORD_59754/2024), the single judge of the Milan Local Division (P.
Read the analysisBy order of 5 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_650/2024, application 59322/2024, ORD_59764/2024), the single judge of the Milan Local Division (A.
Read the analysisBy decision of 4 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_241/2023, ACT_549585/2023), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, presiding, A.
Read the analysisBy order of 1 October 2024 (UPC_CFI_400/2024, ORD_51903/2024, App_40442/2024), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, presiding, A.
Read the analysisBy order of 1 October 2024 (UPC_CFI_400/2024), the Milan Local Division dismissed the application of EOFlow, the manufacturer of the EOPatch insulin patch pump, to intervene in support of its exclusive distributor A.
Read the analysisBy a procedural order of 17 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023, ORD_40903/2024), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, presiding, A.
Read the analysisBy order of 11 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_337/2024, ACT_36483/2024, ORD_51269/2024), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, presiding and judge-rapporteur, A.
Read the analysisBy order of 4 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_400/2024, ORD_45723/2024, App_45575/2024), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, presiding, A.
Read the analysisBy order of 23 July 2024 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023, ORD_40568/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (A. Zana) ruled on the confidentiality application made by Oerlikon Textile, claimant in the infringement action on EP 2 145 848 against Himson Engineering.
Read the analysisBy procedural order of 14 May 2024 (UPC_CFI_241/2023, ACT_549585/2023, ORD_27218/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division set the arrangements for the interim conference of 27 May 2024 in Oerlikon Textile's infringement action against Bhagat Textile Engineers on EP 2 145 848.
Read the analysisBy an order of 6 May 2024 (UPC_CFI_241/2023, ACT_549585/2023, App_21554/2024, ORD_23384/2024), the Milan Local Division (P. Perrotti, A. Zana, C.
Read the analysisBy an order of the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (P.
Read the analysisBy order of 27 September 2023 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, App_562298/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division dismissed an application for access to the file made under Rule 262.1(b) RoP by a lawyer describing himself as counsel for Himson Engineering, a defendant not yet…
Read the analysisBy order of 25 September 2023, made on two identical joined applications (UPC_CFI_286/2023 and UPC_CFI_287/2023), the Milan Local Division allowed Progress Maschinen & Automation (PMA), without hearing the defendants, to carry out a simultaneous inspection and preservation of evidence at the premises…
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