Decisions of the Unified Patent Court recorded under "Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat" in UPC Litigation Watch, the case law database maintained by Dhenne Avocats.
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In a decision of 14 September 2026, the Paris Central Division permitted Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson to withdraw its infringement actions (UPC_CFI_1571/2025 and UPC_CFI_710/2026, EP 3 672 085 and EP 3 659 314) following a settlement with Shenzhen Transsion, and closed both proceedings.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 14 September 2026, the Paris Central Division permitted Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson to withdraw its infringement actions (UPC_CFI_1571/2025 and UPC_CFI_710/2026, EP 3 672 085 and EP 3 659 314) following a settlement with Shenzhen Transsion, and closed both proceedings.
Read the analysisBy order of 26 August 2026, made in the joined proceedings UPC_CFI_2020/2025 (revocation action) and UPC_CFI_2034/2025 (action for a declaration of non-infringement) brought by SprintRay against the proprietors of EP 3 762 212, the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division ruled on…
Read the analysisBy order of 17 August 2026, made in proceedings UPC_CFI_2020/2025 (revocation action) and UPC_CFI_2034/2025 (action for a declaration of non-infringement) brought by SprintRay against the two Liechtenstein-resident proprietors of EP 3 762 212, the panel of the Paris Central Division refused to…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 23 July 2026 (UPC_CFI_999/2025), the Paris Central Division allows the withdrawal of ALD France's action for revocation of Nanoval's patent EP 3 083 107, declares the case closed and grants the claimant a refund of only 50% of…
Read the analysisBy decision of 25 June 2026, the Paris Central Division rules on the revocation action (UPC_CFI_425/2025) against SWARCO Futurit Verkehrssignalsysteme GmbH’s EP 2 643 717, which concerns colour-mixing collecting optics for signalling.
Read the analysisBy decision of 20 May 2026 (UPC_CFI_2286/2025), the Central Division (Paris seat) recorded Ambaflex International's withdrawal of its revocation action against EP 2 743 216, declared the proceedings closed and ordered entry in the register.
Read the analysisBy decision of 18 May 2026 (UPC_CFI_1039/2025), the Paris Central Division permitted the withdrawal of the action for revocation of EP 1 903 733 brought on 6 October 2025 by Automobile Dacia S.A.
Read the analysisThe Paris Central Division permits Nissan Deutschland GmbH to withdraw its revocation action against EP 1 903 733, held by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte.
Read the analysisThe Paris Central Division permits Automobile Dacia S.A. to withdraw its revocation action UPC_CFI_2282/2025 against EP 1 770 912, held by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte.
Read the analysisIn an order of 7 May 2026 (UPC_CFI_799/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division dismisses Sidel Participations' preliminary objection to the action for a declaration of non-infringement brought on 3 March 2026 by Omnia Technologies, ACMI and ACMI Labelling over EP…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 22 April 2026 (UPC_CFI_461/2025), the Paris Central Division, ruling on the revocation action brought by Huntsman (Europe) and Huntsman Holland against BASF's EP 1 516 720, on a composite element containing a polyurethane adhesion promoter, holds that the…
Read the analysisBy decision of 30 March 2026, the Paris Central Division grants Emporia UK and Ireland’s revocation action against Seoul Viosys and revokes EP 3 926 698 B1, concerning a light-emitting diode, to the extent of claims 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 and…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 18 March 2026, the Paris Central Division ruled on Veolia Propreté's revocation action (UPC_CFI_417/2025) and on the joined counterclaims for revocation of Valinea Energie and Maguin (UPC_CFI_509/2025 and UPC_CFI_528/2025) against Tiru's EP 3 178 578 (waste incineration plant…
Read the analysisBy an order of 26 January 2026 (UPC_CFI_999/2025), the panel of the Paris Central Division upheld on review the dismissal of Nanoval's preliminary objection to ALD France's revocation action against EP 3 083 107.
Read the analysisBy a default decision of 12 January 2026 (UPC_CFI_350/2025), the Paris Central Division, at the request of WhiteWater West Industries, partially revoked American Wave Machines' EP 2 728 089 to the extent of claim 1.
Read the analysisRuling on Microsoft Corporation’s counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_433/2024), the Paris Central Division revokes in its entirety European patent EP 2 671 173 held by Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy, which concerns the ranking of search results according to the location…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 30 December 2025 (UPC_CFI_1771/2025), the standing judge of the Paris Central Division dismissed PAPST LICENSING's application against the EPO decision of 10 November 2025 refusing unitary effect for EP 3 327 608.
Read the analysisSeised by Valeo Systèmes d’Essuyage of an action for infringement of EP 2 671 766 against six Bosch group companies (UPC_CFI_809/2025), the Paris Central Division upholds the preliminary objection of four of them, which are established in Contracting Member States.
Read the analysisIn an order of 18 December 2025, given in revocation action UPC_CFI_104/2025 and counterclaim for infringement UPC_CFI_364/2025 concerning EP 3 812 870, the Paris Central Division dismissed IMI Hydronic Engineering Deutschland's request for EUR 500,000 security for costs from Belparts Group.
Read the analysisIn an order of 9 December 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division dismissed Nanoval's preliminary objection to ALD France's revocation action against EP 3 083 107 B1, together with its request for a stay.
Read the analysisBy an order of 31 October 2025, given in revocation action UPC_CFI_104/2025 and counterclaim for infringement UPC_CFI_364/2025, the Paris Central Division declined, despite the agreement of all parties, to apply Rule 340.1 to join that counterclaim with the infringement action pending before…
Read the analysisThe Paris Central Division dismisses Meril’s revocation action against Edwards Lifesciences’ EP 4 151 181 (prosthetic heart valve and delivery assembly), maintains the patent as amended by Auxiliary Request 2 and grants the counterclaim for infringement against the Octacor and Octapro systems.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 25 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_323/2025), issued in French, the Paris Central Division confirmed under Rule 365 the settlement concluded on 22 September 2025 between Scantrust and Advanced Track And Trace, ending the revocation action against EP 2 364 485…
Read the analysisBy order of 8 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_724/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division restricted to Suinno's managing director and representative access to the lawyers' invoices lodged by Microsoft in the cost proceedings concerning EP 2 671 173.
Read the analysisBy an order of 1 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_258/2025, ORD_32540/2025), the Paris Central Division dismissed Seoul Viosys' preliminary objection to the revocation action brought by Emporia UK and Ireland against EP 3 926 698.
Read the analysisBy an order of 31 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_361/2023, App_30331/2025), the Paris Central Division (Judges Zhilova, Haedicke, judge-rapporteur, and Matter, technically qualified judge) allowed Toyota Motor Europe to withdraw its revocation action against Neo Wireless (EP 3 876 490) and closed the proceedings,…
Read the analysisBy decision of 28 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_239/2024), the Paris Central Division (Presiding Judge Catallozzi as judge-rapporteur, Judge Zhilova and technically qualified Judge Elmeros) dismissed a revocation action brought by an anonymised claimant against Essetre Holding's EP 2 875 923 B1, which concerns…
Read the analysisBy decision of 21 July 2025, the Paris Central Division dismisses the revocation action brought by Sibio Technology against Abbott Diabetes Care’s European patent EP 3 831 283 B1, which concerns an on-body glucose monitoring device, and maintains the patent as granted.
Read the analysisBy order of 16 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_484/2025, ORD_27316/2025), the judge rapporteur Haedicke (Paris Central Division) ruled on the confidentiality of the cost figures contained in the application for a cost decision (Rule 151 RoP) filed by Kinexon after its revocation action against…
Read the analysisBy order of 30 June 2025, Judge Visser, presiding judge and judge rapporteur (Paris Central Division), granted Acer Computer access to the statement for revocation and its exhibits, the defence, the reply and the rejoinder in HP Printing and Computing Solutions' revocation…
Read the analysisBy an order of 30 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_181/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division granted Acer Computer access to the application to amend the patent and its exhibits, the defence to that application and the reply, filed in HP Printing and…
Read the analysisBy an order of 30 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_181/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division granted the firm Bardehle Pagenberg, as a member of the public, access to the statement for revocation, the defence, the reply and the rejoinder, with their exhibits,…
Read the analysisBy an order of 9 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_309/2023, EP 3 498 115), Judge-rapporteur Haedicke (Paris Central Division) granted the firm Meissner Bolte, a non-party, access to the pleadings and evidence in NJOY Netherlands' revocation action against Juul Labs International, concluded at first…
Read the analysisBy decision of 29 May 2025, the Paris Central Division dismissed Lindal Dispenser's revocation action against Rocep-Lusol's EP 3 655 346 and maintained the patent as amended by the first auxiliary request (UPC_CFI_202/2024).
Read the analysisBy decision of 28 May 2025, the Paris Central Division, seised by AYLO PREMIUM of a revocation action directed only at the German part of DISH Technologies’ EP 3 822 805 B1 (adaptive rate streaming of content), revokes that German part for…
Read the analysisBy order of 29 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_98/2025, App_6322/2025, ORD_20395/2025), Judge Catallozzi, presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division, rejected an application by Bayerische Motoren Werke for a cost decision against ITCiCo Spain covering only ITCiCo Spain's unsuccessful application to set…
Read the analysisBy order of 29 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_11/2025, ACT_831/2025, ORD_11186/2025), Judge Catallozzi, presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division, sitting alone, set at EUR 117,741.62 the costs that Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
Read the analysisBy order of 2 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ORD_68708/2024), the Paris Central Division (Judges Catallozzi, presiding and rapporteur, Zhilova and Samoud, technically qualified) rejected Microsoft Corporation's application for a decision by default against Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing, claimant in the infringement…
Read the analysisBy order of 31 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_412/2023, ORD_15677/2025), the Paris Central Division (Judges Catallozzi, presiding and rapporteur, Zhilova and Otten-Dünnweber, technically qualified) rejected Bayerische Motoren Werke's application to supplement, by way of rectification, the order of 9 January 2025.
Read the analysisBy order of 13 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, ORD_12267/2025), the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi, presiding and rapporteur, T.
Read the analysisBy order of 3 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, ORD_8385/2025), the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi, presiding and rapporteur, T.
Read the analysisBy decision of 28 February 2025, the Paris Central Division, ruling on NJOY Netherlands’ revocation action against Juul Labs International’s EP 3 504 989 (“Vaporization device systems”), holds that claim 1 as granted contains added matter, but maintains the patent as amended…
Read the analysisBy an order of 18 February 2025 (ORD_59528/2024, UPC_CFI_198/2024), the Paris Central Division (panel presided over by François Thomas, Maximilian Haedicke as judge rapporteur) dismissed the application by AYLO PREMIUM LTD, claimant in the revocation action against EP 3 822 805 B1,…
Read the analysisBy an order of 24 January 2025 (dated 2024 in the text by mistake), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (Judge Catallozzi) rejected the request of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO (epi) for access to the pleadings and…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 22 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_310/2023), the Paris Central Division ruled on NJOY Netherlands’ revocation action against VMR Products’ EP 3 613 453, which concerns an electronic cigarette with charging contacts.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 21 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_311/2023), the Paris Central Division dismissed NJOY Netherlands’ revocation action against VMR Products’ EP 3 626 092, which concerns an electronic cigarette whose cartomizer has a translucent portion through which the liquid can be seen,…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 17 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_316/2023), the Paris Central Division revoked in its entirety Juul Labs International’s EP 3 430 921, which concerns vaporisation devices, for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden, on NJOY Netherlands’ revocation…
Read the analysisBy order of 16 January 2025, the Hamburg Local Division (presiding judge Sabine Klepsch, judge-rapporteur Stefan Schilling) referred to the Paris Central Division the counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_436/2024) lodged in Daedalus Prime's infringement action against Xiaomi Communications and four other defendants, including…
Read the analysisBy order of 14 January 2025, panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (presiding judge and judge-rapporteur Paolo Catallozzi) permitted the withdrawal of the revocation action brought by Bentley Motors against Network Systems Technologies concerning EP 1 552 399 (ACT_19132/2024).
Read the analysisBy an order of 9 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_412/2023), the Paris Central Division (panel 2, Judge Catallozzi as judge-rapporteur) dismissed ITCiCo Spain's application to set aside the decision by default of 16 September 2024 given in the revocation action between it and Bayerische…
Read the analysisBy an order of 8 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_189/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (Judge Catallozzi) dismissed the application by Meril Italy, Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences for an order that SWAT Medical pay EUR 15,000 in costs for the…
Read the analysisBy an order of 27 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ORD_62910/2024), the Paris Central Division (Judge Catallozzi presiding and acting as judge-rapporteur) rejected Suinno's request to reduce from EUR 300,000 to EUR 100,000 the security for costs ordered on 27 September 2024 (ORD_45914/2024) in…
Read the analysisBy an order of 27 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ORD_63208/2024), the Paris Central Division (Judge Catallozzi presiding and acting as judge-rapporteur) rejected Microsoft's request to raise to at least EUR 500,000 the security for costs of EUR 300,000 already imposed on Suinno in…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 18 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_454/2023), the Paris Central Division dismissed Tandem Diabetes Care’s revocation action against Roche Diabetes Care’s EP 2 196 231, which concerns a system for ambulatory drug infusion, and maintained the patent as granted.
Read the analysisBy an order of 12 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024), the Paris Central Division refused Microsoft Corporation leave to appeal the order of 26 November 2024 that had allowed Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy to amend its claim (EP 2 671…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 29 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_307/2023), the Paris Central Division dismissed NJOY Netherlands' revocation action against VMR Products' EP 2 875 740 (a vaporizer whose cartomizer is held by two magnets of opposite polarity), which was maintained as granted for…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 27 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_308/2023), the Paris Central Division revoked in its entirety VMR Products’ European patent EP 3 456 214, which concerns a vaporiser (electronic cigarette) with a window through which part of the cartomizer receiving chamber can…
Read the analysisBy order of 26 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, ORD_62739/2024), the Paris Central Division (panel presided over by P. Catallozzi) granted Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing, claimant in the infringement action on EP 2 671 173 against Microsoft, leave to reduce its…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 5 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_315/2023), the Paris Central Division dismissed NJOY Netherlands’ revocation action against Juul Labs International’s EP 3 504 991, which concerns a cartridge for a vaporisation device, and upheld the patent as granted.
Read the analysisBy decision of 5 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_309/2023, ACT_571669/2023), the Paris Central Division revoked Juul Labs International's EP 3 498 115, which concerns a cartridge for a vaporisation device, for all the states concerned, at the request of NJOY Netherlands.
Read the analysisBy order of 24 October 2024 (UPC_CFI_427/2024, App_52964/2024, ORD_53290/2024), the presiding judge of the Paris Central Division (F. Butin), sitting alone, dismissed Qualcomm's application for reimbursement of court fees made after the closure of its action against an EPO decision concerning EP…
Read the analysisBy order of 14 October 2024 (UPC_CFI_230/2024, ACT_27358/2024, ORD_47273/2024), the Paris Central Division (F. Thomas, presiding, M.
Read the analysisBy order of 14 October 2024 (ORD_36095/2024, App_33486/2024, App_33487/2024, App_33489/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi) granted SWAT Medical and a board member and investor of that company access to all pleadings and evidence in revocation action UPC_CFI_255/2023 and…
Read the analysisBy order of 8 October 2024 (UPC_CFI_189/2024, ACT_22275/2024, ORD_55287/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi) rejected Edwards Lifesciences' request to align the time limit for its rejoinder to 25 October 2024 in the revocation action on EP 4 151…
Read the analysisBy order of 27 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, ORD_45914/2024, App_42517/2024), the Paris Central Division (panel 2, presided by P. Catallozzi) ordered Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing, claimant in the infringement action on EP 2 671 173, to provide security for Microsoft's…
Read the analysisBy an order of 23 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_189/2024, ACT_22275/2024, App_33484/2024, ORD_36092/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P.
Read the analysisBy an order of 16 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, App_40799/2024, ORD_41174/2024), panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi, presiding judge and judge-rapporteur, T.
Read the analysisBy order of 16 September 2024 (ORD_43015/2024, UPC_CFI_164/2024), the Paris Central Division rejected Microsoft's request for a panel review of the judge-rapporteur's order of 2 July 2024, which had refused to dismiss as manifestly inadmissible the action for infringement of EP 2…
Read the analysisBy an order of 17 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_189/2024, ACT_22275/2024, App_45333/2024, ORD_45922/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P.
Read the analysisBy decision of 16 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_412/2023, ACT_585518/2023, ORD_51965/2024), the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi, presiding and judge-rapporteur, T.
Read the analysisBy order of 13 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_427/2024, App_42538/2024, ORD_51358/2024), Presiding Judge F. Butin, for the Paris Central Division, closed the action brought on 19 July 2024 by Qualcomm Incorporated under Rule 88 RoP against an EPO decision of 10 July 2024 concerning…
Read the analysisBy order of 21 August 2024 (UPC_CFI_230/2024, ACT_27358/2024, ORD_43896/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (M. Haedicke) dismissed the request of Ballinno, proprietor of EP 1 944 067 and defendant to the revocation action brought by Kinexon Sports & Media, to…
Read the analysisBy decision of 9 August 2024 (UPC_CFI_122/2024, ACT_13835/2024, App_39077/2024), the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi, presiding, T.
Read the analysisBy decision of 29 July 2024 (UPC_CFI_263/2023, ACT_555899/2023), the Paris Central Division dismissed BITZER Electronics' revocation action against claim 1 of Carrier Corporation's EP 3 414 708, which concerns cold chain monitoring of perishable goods, and maintained the patent as amended by…
Read the analysisBy order of 29 July 2024 (UPC_CFI_263/2023, ORD_37073/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division granted Mathys & Squire LLP access under Rule 262.1(b) RoP to all written pleadings and evidence in the revocation action between BITZER Electronics and Carrier Corporation concerning…
Read the analysisIn a decision on the merits of 19 July 2024, the Paris Central Division dismissed Meril Italy Srl’s revocation action (UPC_CFI_255/2023) and the counterclaims for revocation of Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, which had been referred by the Munich…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 19 July 2024, the Paris Central Division ruled jointly on Meril Italy's revocation action (UPC_CFI_255/2023) and on the counterclaims for revocation of Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences referred by the Munich Local Division (UPC_CFI_15/2023), directed against Edwards…
Read the analysisBy an order of 2 July 2024 (UPC_CFI_484/2023, ACT_595045/2023, ORD_33370/2024, App_26882/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 1 of the Paris Central Division (M.
Read the analysisBy an order of 2 July 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, ORD_33379/2024, App_28103/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P.
Read the analysisBy an order of 27 June 2024 (UPC_CFI_454/2023, ACT_589997/2023, ORD_38198/2024, App_37868/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P.
Read the analysisBy an order of 26 June 2024 (UPC_CFI_164/2024, ACT_18406/2024, ORD_27206/2024, App_19084/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P.
Read the analysisBy order of 16 May 2024 (UPC_CFI_372/2023, ACT_580824/2023), the Paris Central Division held that Stäubli TecSystems' revocation action against EP 3 170 639 had become devoid of purpose, the (anonymised) proprietors having acknowledged the claim and surrendered the patent with retroactive effect…
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