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In a decision of 18 November 2025, given in infringement action UPC_CFI_187/2024 and counterclaim UPC_CFI_507/2024, the Hague Local Division held Advanced Cell Diagnostics' EP 1 910 572 and EP 2 500 439 (multiplex in situ hybridisation) valid, but found no infringement by…
Read the analysisIn an order of 18 November 2025, the President of the Court of First Instance granted the request by TP-Link Systems and the other defendants to replace German with English, the language of grant, in the infringement action brought by Huawei before…
Read the analysisBy an order of 17 November 2025 (UPC_CFI_858/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Lisbon Local Division rejected Zentiva Portugal's preliminary objection in the infringement action brought by Boehringer Ingelheim International on the basis of EP 1 830 843 (nintedanib).
Read the analysisBy a decision of 13 November 2025 (UPC_CFI_321/2025), the Hague Local Division granted, with the defendants' consent, AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals' withdrawal of its action for infringement of EP 3 286 270 against Troy Chemical and five other companies, following a stay…
Read the analysisBy a reasoned order of 11 November 2025 (UPC_CFI_771/2025 and UPC_CFI_802/2025, EP 2 147 029), the panel of the Munich Local Division, on review under Rule 333, confirmed the admission to the confidentiality club of two individuals from the Syensqo group, to…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 5 November 2025, given in infringement action UPC_CFI_461/2024 and counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_718/2024, the Hamburg Local Division, sitting with a technically qualified judge, ruled on the dispute between Dolle A/S and four FAKRO companies over EP 2 476…
Read the analysisThe judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division dismisses the preliminary objections raised by several Geely group companies, sued by Nokia Solutions and Networks for infringement of EP 3 799 333 (resource allocation in a mobile system) on account of vehicles implementing 4G/LTE…
Read the analysisBy order of 3 November 2025, made after the interim conference (Rule 105.5) in Adeia Guides’ infringement action against three Disney group companies concerning EP 1 969 839 and in the counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_666/2024 and UPC_CFI_199/2025), the judge-rapporteur of The Hague…
Read the analysisBy order of 30 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_361/2025, EP 3 852 468 with unitary effect), the Paris Local Division, sitting as a full panel, dismissed the preliminary objection raised by Vivo Mobile Communication Iberia, Vivo Tech and Vivo Mobile Communication in Sun Patent…
Read the analysisBy order of 30 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_362/2025), the Paris Local Division rejected the preliminary objection raised by three Vivo companies against Sun Patent Trust's infringement action on EP 3 407 524.
Read the analysisBy order of 29 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_743/2025, EP 4 003 084), the President of the Court of First Instance, after consulting the panel of the Munich Local Division, granted the application of the Skechers companies, the defendants, and changed the language of…
Read the analysisBy an order of 28 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_555/2024), issued after the interim conference of 22 October 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Hamburg Local Division ruled on the admissibility of a series of documents and arguments in Malikie Innovations' infringement action against Nintendo…
Read the analysisBy a summary of the interim conference of 22 October 2025 with orders, dated 28 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_537/2024, EP 2 579 551), the judge-rapporteur of the Hamburg Local Division admitted everything in dispute in Malikie Innovations' infringement action against Nintendo Co.
Read the analysisBy order of 28 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_729/2025, EP 3 614 263), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division ordered ParTec, the second claimant and patent proprietor, to provide security for costs of EUR 80,500 in favour of NVIDIA Corporation and NVIDIA GmbH…
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 decision of 24 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_612/2024, proceedings in French), the Paris Local Division dismissed the action for literal and equivalent infringement brought by Raccords et Plastiques Nicoll (RPN) against First Plast France, First Plast, First Corporation and Plasticos First Iberica, based…
Read the analysisBy order of 24 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_478/2025, EP 2 791 402), the judge-rapporteur of The Hague Local Division authorised Avient Protective Materials to serve its Statement of Claim on two Chinese companies, referred to together as 'Xinji', by personal delivery by a…
Read the analysisBy a decision by default of 21 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_499/2024), The Hague Local Division, sitting as a full panel, upheld Amycel's infringement action based on EP 1 993 350 B2 concerning brown mushrooms for commercial production, against a defendant established in Poland…
Read the analysisBy decision of 20 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_559/2025, EP 3 297 043), the Munich Local Division permitted Shangrao Xinyuan Yuedong Technology Development to withdraw its infringement action against LONGi Solar Technologie, three other companies and an individual, following a settlement with the four…
Read the analysisThe judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, with the agreement of the claimant AX Wireless, aligns the time limits of Xiaomi Technology Germany and Xiaomi Technology Netherlands with those of Xiaomi Inc.
Read the analysisThe judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division permits the withdrawal of Huawei’s infringement action on EP 3 567 731 (UPC_CFI_247/2025) and of MediaTek Germany’s counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_664/2025), each with the other side’s consent, and declares both proceedings closed.
Read the analysisIn an order of 13 October 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division refused to postpone the deadline for the Vivo companies' statement of defence in the infringement action brought by Sun Patent Trust on EP 3 407 524 (UPC_CFI_362/2025).
Read the analysisThe Munich Local Division revokes claims 1 and 11 of Motorola Mobility’s EP 3 972 309 (split bearer configuration in dual connectivity) for added matter over the parent application, rejects the amendment requests and, as a result, dismisses the infringement action against…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 10 October 2025, given in joined proceedings UPC_CFI_114/2024 (infringement action) and UPC_CFI_448/2024 (counterclaim for revocation, application to amend and application under Rule 362), the Munich Local Division considered Heraeus Electronics' patent EP 3 215 288 on a metal…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 9 October 2025, given in infringement action UPC_CFI_132/2024 and counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_524/2025, the Mannheim Local Division dismissed both claims between Total Semiconductor and three Texas Instruments companies concerning EP 2 746 957, on an intelligent interrupt distributor…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 7 October 2025, given in infringement action UPC_CFI_216/2024 and counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_556/2024 between Cretes and Hyler (patents EP 3 993 602 and EP 4 284 152), the Brussels Local Division confirmed the parties' settlement, closed both proceedings,…
Read the analysisAn offer within the meaning of Article 25(a) UPCA is to be interpreted autonomously and in economic terms: it is sufficient that the presentation enables third parties to make a contractual proposal, without contractual terms or a price being specified.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 2 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_162/2024), the Mannheim Local Division dismissed the separated part of Hurom's infringement action against the Korean company NUC Electronics Co., Ltd concerning the Polish, Spanish and UK parts of EP 2 028 981 (juice extractor).
Read the analysisIn a decision of 2 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_159/2024), the Mannheim Local Division ruled on the separated part of Hurom's infringement action against NUC Electronics Europe and WARMCOOK concerning the Polish, Spanish, Turkish and UK parts of EP 2 028 981 (juice extractor).
Read the analysisIn a decision of 30 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_688/2025), the Hamburg Local Division confirmed, under Rule 365.1, the settlement of 10 September 2025 ending MED-EL's infringement action on EP 4 074 373 against two Nurotron companies.
Read the analysisBy order of 15 September 2025, common to the four infringement actions brought by Sanofi group companies on European patent EP 2 493 466 (UPC_CFI_145/2024 to UPC_CFI_148/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division summons the two party experts to the oral…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 22 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_248/2024 and, for the counterclaim for revocation, UPC_CFI_564/2024), the Munich Local Division largely revoked Brita's EP 2 387 547 (a valve actuating device for a filter jug), maintaining it as amended by auxiliary request 16,…
Read the analysisBy order of 21 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_115/2024 and UPC_CFI_377/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division closed the interim procedure in Hartmann Packaging's action against Omni-Pac Ekco and Omni-Pac for infringement of EP 2 755 901 (moulded fibre egg packaging) and in…
Read the analysisBy order of 15 August 2025 under Rule 105.5 RoP, following the interim conference of 17 June 2025, Judge Brinkman, judge rapporteur of The Hague Local Division, set the oral hearing in HL Display's action for infringement of EP 2 432 351…
Read the analysisBy decision of 13 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_327/2024, ACT_36388/2024 and CC_53523/2024), The Hague Local Division (Presiding Judge Brinkman as judge rapporteur, Judges Rinkinen and Kokke and Technical Judge Sanchini) dismissed Winnow Solutions' infringement action against Orbisk and, on the counterclaim, revoked EP 3…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 1 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_363/2024), the Paris Local Division (Judges Lignières, presiding and judge-rapporteur, Gillet and Schilling) dismissed N.J Diffusion's action for literal and equivalent infringement against Gisela Mayer based on EP 2 404 516, concerning a wig.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 1 August 2025 (UPC_CFI_54/2024 and UPC_CFI_396/2024), the Munich Local Division revoked Headwater Research’s EP 2 391 947 in part, to the extent of claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 and 35, with effect in Germany and France, and…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 31 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_9/2024), the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division (Judges Johansson, presiding and judge-rapporteur, Härmand, Zana and Vandeberg, technically qualified judge) largely upheld the infringement action brought by TEXPORT, as exclusive licensee, against Sioen NV under claims 1 and…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 30 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_26/2024), the Düsseldorf Local Division dismissed Headwater Research’s infringement action against four Samsung companies, directed at the “Data Saver” function of devices running Android 7 or later, and revoked EP 3 110 069 to the…
Read the analysisBy order of 29 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_119/2025 and UPC_CFI_401/2025), Presiding Judge Zigann of the Munich Local Division, acting as judge-rapporteur, set the timetable in the infringement action brought by the Jinko companies against LONGi Solar Technologie and other defendants (EP 4 372…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 21 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_380/2023), the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division upheld Edwards Lifesciences’ infringement action on EP 3 769 722 (a delivery system for a transcatheter heart valve) against Meril Life Sciences, Meril Germany and four distributors concerning the Navigator…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 10 July 2025, given in the joined proceedings UPC_CFI_173/2024 and UPC_CFI_424/2024, the Hamburg Local Division dismissed Nera Innovations’ infringement action against four Xiaomi group companies and partially revoked EP 2 642 632 (wireless power receiver), maintaining it in…
Read the analysisIn its decision on the merits of 16 June 2025, the Düsseldorf Local Division holds that Curio Bioscience directly infringes product claim 14 of 10x Genomics’ EP 2 697 391 B1 with its “Curio Seeker Spatial Mapping KIT” in Germany, France and…
Read the analysisBy order of 15 June 2025, the Düsseldorf Local Division dismisses the request by four Samsung companies that Headwater Research, the US claimant in the action for infringement of EP 3 110 069 B1, provide security of EUR 400,000 for legal costs.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 6 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_471/2023), the Mannheim Local Division dismissed the infringement action brought by DISH Technologies and Sling TV on EP 2 479 680 (adaptive bit rate video streaming) against six companies operating or servicing streaming websites, and…
Read the analysisFollowing the interim conference of 28 May 2025 in Heraeus' action against Vibrantz on EP 3 215 288 and the counterclaim for revocation, the judge rapporteur of the Munich Local Division closed the interim procedure on 18 June 2025, confirmed the oral…
Read the analysisIn BioMarin's action against Ascendis Pharma for infringement of EP 3 175 863 and the counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_18/2025 and UPC_CFI_439/2025), the Munich Local Division decided to hear both together, asked for a technically qualified judge in biotechnology, and set the end…
Read the analysisBy procedural order of 15 May 2025, the Munich Local Division set the timetable in Belparts Group's action against IMI Hydronic International and IMI Hydronic Engineering for infringement of EP 3 812 870 (UPC_CFI_801/2024, with the counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_392/2025): interim conference…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 13 May 2025 (UPC_CFI_505/2023), the Düsseldorf Local Division considers Regeneron’s EP 3 536 712 B1, which claims a composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor for use in reducing lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels, asserted together with its exclusive licensee Sanofi Biotechnology…
Read the analysisDecision on the merits of the Düsseldorf Local Division of 8 May 2025 in Grundfos' infringement action against Hefei Xinhu Canned Motor Pump under EP 2 778 423 (centrifugal pump unit) and the counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_11/2024).
Read the analysisBy a procedural order of 2 May 2025 (UPC_CFI_140/2024, ACT_15774/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division prepares the oral hearing in 10x Genomics’ infringement action against Curio Bioscience on EP 2 697 391 B1.
Read the analysisBy decision of 30 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_278/2023), the Hamburg Local Division (Judges Klepsch, presiding, Schilling, judge-rapporteur, Lignières and Sarlin, technically qualified judge) dismissed AGFA NV's infringement action against nine Gucci group companies under EP 3 388 490, which concerns the decoration of…
Read the analysisIn a decision on the merits of 24 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_440/2023, ACT_588685/2023), the Paris Local Division holds that Laser Components SAS, a French distributor, infringes Seoul Viosys’ EP 3 404 726 (ultraviolet light-emitting device) by importing, offering, placing on the market and…
Read the analysisBy order of 23 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_471/2023, ACT_594191/2023, ORD_598604/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division prepares the hearing of 7 May 2025 in the infringement action on EP 2 479 680 brought by DISH Technologies and Sling TV against six companies,…
Read the analysisBy decision of 2 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_359/2023), the Mannheim Local Division rules on Fujifilm’s infringement action against Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications and Kodak Holding based on EP 3 476 616 (lithographic printing plate precursor), and on the counterclaim for revocation.
Read the analysisBy a decision of 2 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_365/2023), the Mannheim Local Division found that three Kodak companies infringed the German part of FUJIFILM's EP 3 511 174, which concerns a planographic printing plate precursor, through their SONORA XTRA-3 plates, and dismissed the…
Read the analysisBy order of 18 March 2025, the Munich Local Division, hearing Adeia Guides’ action for infringement of EP 2 793 430 against three Disney group companies, which have filed a counterclaim for revocation, decides with the parties’ consent to proceed with both…
Read the analysisBy procedural order of 11 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_162/2024), the Mannheim Local Division (Tochtermann, presiding, Böttcher, rapporteur, and Perrotti) severed, in Hurom's infringement action against NUC Electronics Co.
Read the analysisBy procedural order of 11 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_159/2024), the Mannheim Local Division (Tochtermann, presiding, Böttcher, rapporteur, and Perrotti) severed, in Hurom's infringement action against NUC Electronics Europe and WARMCOOK on EP 2 028 981, the claims based on the national parts of…
Read the analysisBy a Rule 105.5 order of 3 March 2025, issued after the interim conference of 28 February 2025 in Headwater Research’s infringement action against three Samsung companies (EP 2 391 947, UPC_CFI_54/2024) and the joined counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_396/2024), the judge-rapporteur of…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 19 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_58/2024), the Hamburg Local Division ruled on the action brought by Lionra Technologies Ltd. against Cisco Systems GmbH and Cisco Systems, Inc.
Read the analysisBy an order of 17 February 2025 issued after the interim conference (UPC_CFI_440/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division closed the interim procedure in Seoul Viosys’s infringement action against Laser Components over EP 3 404 726, in which Photon Wave is…
Read the analysisBy an order of 12 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_566/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division set the timetable for Syngenta Limited’s infringement action against Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited over European patent EP 2 152 073: interim conference by…
Read the analysisBy a procedural order of 5 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_501/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division summoned the parties to the oral hearing of 11 February 2025 in Edwards Lifesciences’ infringement action against Meril GmbH, Meril Life Sciences and Meril Italy over…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 31 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_340/2023), the Mannheim Local Division (Judges Tochtermann, presiding, Kircher, rapporteur, Kokke and Geier, technically qualified) upheld Europe Forestry's revocation counterclaim against Rematec's EP 2 548 648, concerning a grinding mill, and accordingly dismissed the infringement…
Read the analysisBy an order of 30 January 2025 preparing the oral hearing (UPC_CFI_359/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division set out the panel’s preliminary views in FUJIFILM’s infringement action against Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications and Kodak Holding over European patent EP…
Read the analysisBy a decision of 28 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_355/2023), the Düsseldorf Local Division ruled on FUJIFILM’s infringement action against Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications and Kodak Holding over EP 3 594 009 (lithographic printing plate) and on the counterclaim for revocation.
Read the analysisIn a procedural order of 27 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_302/2024), issued in German, the Munich Local Division set the timetable for Lenovo (Singapore)’s infringement action on EP 3 682 587 against ASUSTek Computer, ASUS Computer and ASUSTEK (UK): an interim conference by videoconference…
Read the analysisBy a procedural order of 24 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_114/2024 and UPC_CFI_448/2024, EP 3 215 288), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) postponed the interim conference, to be held by video, to 28 May 2025 in the infringement action brought…
Read the analysisIn an order of 22 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_365/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division prepared the oral hearing in Fujifilm’s infringement action on EP 3 511 174 against three Kodak companies, which have counterclaimed for revocation.
Read the analysisBy decision on the merits of 17 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_376/2023), given in Dutch, the Brussels Local Division dismissed a Belgian orthodontist's action against OrthoApnea and Vivisol B for literal and equivalent infringement of a European patent for a mandibular advancement device.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 15 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_33/2024), issued in German, the Vienna Local Division largely upheld SWARCO Futurit’s infringement action on EP 2 643 717 (colour-mixing collecting optics for LED display panels) against STRABAG Infrastructure & Safety Solutions, joined by the…
Read the analysisBy order of 10 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_249/2023, ORD_4627/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division fixed at EUR 244,000 the costs that Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences must reimburse to Edwards Lifesciences following provisional measures proceedings, an amount the parties had…
Read the analysisIn an order of 20 December 2024 following the interim conference (UPC_CFI_501/2023), the Munich Local Division, acting through its judge-rapporteur, allowed Edwards Lifesciences to extend its infringement action on EP 3 669 828 to Romania and allowed the Meril companies to extend…
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 analysisIn an order of 10 December 2024 following the interim conference (UPC_CFI_380/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division managed the infringement action on unitary patent EP 3 769 722 brought by Edwards Lifesciences against Meril Life Sciences and five other companies,…
Read the analysisBy order of 26 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_468/2023, ACT_592899/2023), made after the interim conference of 22 November 2024, the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division (C.
Read the analysisIn a decision of 22 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_210/2023), the Mannheim Local Division ruled on Panasonic Holdings Corporation’s infringement action against Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications and OROPE Germany, based on EP 2 568 724 (allocation of sounding reference signals, SRS, in the LTE…
Read the analysisIn a decision of 15 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_15/2023), the Munich Local Division held that Meril’s Myval Octacor transcatheter heart valve and Navigator delivery systems literally infringe claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Edwards Lifesciences’ EP 3 646 825, as maintained in…
Read the analysisIn a decision on the merits of 13 November 2024 (UPC_CFI_358/2023), the Paris Local Division ruled on Hewlett-Packard Development Company’s (HPDC) infringement action against LAMA France, based on two inkjet printhead patents, EP 2 089 230 and EP 1 737 669, and…
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