2 April 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 2 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_365/2023), the Mannheim Local Division separated, in FUJIFILM's infringement action against three Kodak companies (EP 3 511 174), the requests concerning the UK part of the patent, which will be dealt with in separate proceedings.
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2 April 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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1 April 2025
CFI / The Hague (NL) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 1 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_499/2024), The Hague Local Division (Judges Brinkman, presiding, Lopez and Kokke, rapporteur) rejected the application for re-establishment of rights (Rule 320 RoP) filed by the defendant, a natural person whose name is redacted, in Amycel LLC's…
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1 April 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 1 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_132/2024, ORD_7652/2025, reissued as ORD_15972/2025 for technical reasons), Judge-rapporteur Böttcher of the Mannheim Local Division refused Total Semiconductor, LLC leave to file a further written submission of 13 February 2025 in reply to the rejoinder of…
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1 April 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 1 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_54/2024 and UPC_CFI_396/2024, ORD_15869/2025), Judge Zigann, presiding judge of the Munich Local Division, extended from 3 to 8 April 2025, with Headwater Research's consent, the time for the three Samsung Electronics companies to comment on three…
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31 March 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Amend Document
Decision with commentary
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31 March 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By 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.
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27 March 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By order of 27 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_471/2023, ORD_15005/2025), Judge-rapporteur Böttcher of the Mannheim Local Division rejected DISH Technologies and Sling TV's request for a finding that the information they sought from Cloudflare, a third party, under Rule 191 was not decisive for…
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25 March 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application Rop 365
Decision with commentary
By order of 28 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_594/2024, ORD_14440/2025), the Düsseldorf Local Division (Judges Thomas, presiding and rapporteur, Schumacher and Mlakar) confirmed, under Rule 365.1, the settlement reached by Nichia Corporation and Endrich Bauelemente Vertriebs in the infringement action on EP 2 323…
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24 March 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Request to review an order ex-parte
Decision with commentary
By order of 24 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_813/2024, ORD_9276/2025), the Paris Local Division (Judges Lignières, presiding and rapporteur, Gillet and Lopes) rejected the request of MAGUIN, a manufacturer of rotary kilns, to set aside the order of 23 December 2024 that had authorised,…
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24 March 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Request to review an order ex-parte
Decision with commentary
By order of 24 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_814/2024, ORD_13139/2025), the Paris Local Division (Judges Lignières, presiding and rapporteur, Gillet and Lopes) rejected VALINEA ENERGIE's requests to set aside and to review the order of 23 December 2024 that had authorised, without hearing it,…
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21 March 2025
CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Application Rop313
Decision with commentary
By order of 27 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_698/2024, ORD_10348/2025), the Milan Central Division (Judges Postiglione, presiding and rapporteur, Knijff and Werner, technically qualified) dismissed the application by ZENTIVA K.S.
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20 March 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By order of 19 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_665/2024, ORD_13670/2025), the Munich Local Division (Judges Zigann, presiding and rapporteur, Bessaud and Pichlmaier) rectified under Rule 353 a typing error in the scheduling order of 18 March 2025 issued in Adeia Guides' infringement action on…
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20 March 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By order of 20 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_115/2024 and UPC_CFI_377/2024, ORD_9089/2025), the Düsseldorf Local Division (Judges Thomas, presiding and rapporteur, Schumacher and Kupecz) decided, after hearing the parties, who raised no objection, to hear together Hartmann Packaging's infringement action on EP 2 755…
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19 March 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 19 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_425/2024, App_54919/2024), Judge-rapporteur Pichlmaier of the Munich Local Division ordered JingAo Solar, claimant in the infringement action on EP 2 787 541, to provide by 30 April 2025 security for costs of EUR 200,000 in favour…
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14 March 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 14 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_504/2023, ACT_597323/2023, CC_20972/2024 and CC_21542/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division (Schumacher) allowed the defendants to F.
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13 March 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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.
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13 March 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 18 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_665/2024, ACT_59975/2024, ORD_69068/2024), the Munich Local Division (M.
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11 March 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 11 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_201/2024, ACT_23636/2024), the Munich Local Division (M. Zigann, presiding and rapporteur, W.
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11 March 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By a decision of 11 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_159/2024), the Mannheim Local Division ruled on Hurom's infringement action (EP 2 028 981, juice extractor) against NUC Electronics Europe and WARMCOOK concerning the "AUTO10" juicer sold under the Kuvings brand.
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11 March 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By a decision of 11 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_162/2024), the Mannheim Local Division ruled on Hurom's infringement action (EP 2 028 981, juice extractor) against the Korean company NUC Electronics Co., parent of the NUC group, concerning the "AUTO10" juicer.
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4 March 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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3 March 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By 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.
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28 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Amend Document
Decision with commentary
By order of 28 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_483/2024, ACT_46804/2024, App_2829/2025), the Munich Local Division (Presiding Judge Voß, acting as judge-rapporteur) refused Esko-Graphics Imaging leave to extend its infringement action on EP 3 742 231 against XSYS Germany and two other group companies to…
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28 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Central Division - Section / Application Rop305
Decision with commentary
By order of 28 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_829/2024, ACT_67479/2024, ORD_7966/2025), the Munich Central Division (Judge-rapporteur Kupecz) substituted International N&H Denmark ApS for Virdia Inc.
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27 February 2025
CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 27 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_604/2024, ACT_57037/2024, ORD_7507/2025, published under Applications App_5729/2025 and App_5962/2025), the Milan Central Division (Judges Postiglione, presiding, Knijff, rapporteur, and Weber) allowed SharkNinja Italy to withdraw its revocation action against Dyson Technology's EP 2 043 492, following…
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26 February 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 26 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_11/2024, ACT_2097/2024, CC_26515/2024, CC_32539/2024, App_8530/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division (Presiding Judge Thomas) refused Hefei Xinhu Canned Motor Pump, defendant to the infringement action brought by Grundfos Holding on EP 2 778 423,…
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26 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
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26 February 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 26 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_363/2024, ACT_39091/2024, ORD_6886/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division (Judge Lignières) dismissed the application for security for costs filed by GISELA MAYER, defendant to the infringement action brought by N.J DIFFUSION on EP 2 404…
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26 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application Rop 362
Decision with commentary
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24 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 24 February 2025 following the interim conference of 21 February (UPC_CFI_73/2024 and UPC_CFI_408/2024, ACT_9206/2024, ORD_9117/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Presiding Judge Zigann) set up the oral hearing of 29 April 2025 in the infringement action brought…
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24 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By decision of 24 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, App_15954/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Pichlmaier) fixed at EUR 337,431.50 the costs that 10x Genomics, Inc.
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20 February 2025
CFI / Brussels (BE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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20 February 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 20 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_463/2023, ACT_590953/2023, App_2588/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division (Presiding Judge Thomas) ordered the Registry to repay to 10x Genomics the EUR 2,000,000 security deposited for enforcement of the provisional measures granted on 30…
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19 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 19 February 2025 (ORD_8499/2025, App_25380/2024, UPC_CFI_156/2024), the Munich Local Division (panel presided over by Judge Zigann as rapporteur) granted Chainzone Technology (Foshan) Co., Ltd.
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19 February 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By order of 19 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_583/2024, ACT_54607/2024, ORD_8329/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division (Judge Lignières) granted POSCO, as a member of the public, access to ArcelorMittal's statement of claim and its exhibits, except Exhibit 8, which is covered by…
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19 February 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 19 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_336/2024 and UPC_CFI_605/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division (Presiding Judge Thomas) extended to 3 March 2025 the time limits for the rejoinder, the reply to the defence to the counterclaim for revocation and…
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17 February 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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,…
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17 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 17 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_15/2023), the Munich Local Division, on the application of Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, rectified under Rule 353 several passages of its decision of 15 November 2024 in the action brought by…
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15 February 2025
CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 15 February 2025 (ORD_65815/2024, UPC_CFI_380/2024), Andrea Postiglione, judge rapporteur in the Milan Central Division, dismissed without examining the substance EOFLOW Co., Ltd.'s application for its costs in the provisional measures proceedings brought by Insulet Corporation on EP 4…
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15 February 2025
CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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11 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application Rop 365
Decision with commentary
By a decision of 10 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_599/2024, App_3915/2025), the Munich Local Division (panel presided over by Ulrike Voß as rapporteur) confirmed, at the parties' request, the settlement reached between BSN Medical GmbH and Brightwake Ltd., Advancis Medical Deutschland GmbH and Advancis…
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10 February 2025
CFI / Helsinki (FI) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 11 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_214/2023, ORD_6926/2025), the Helsinki Local Division granted AIM Sport Development leave to amend its infringement action on EP 3 295 663 against the TGI Sport companies (formerly Supponor), after the Court of Appeal had referred…
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10 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 10 February 2025 (ORD_6847/2025, UPC_CFI_483/2024), Ulrike Voß, judge rapporteur in the Munich Local Division, rejected the preliminary objection raised by XSYS Germany GmbH, XSYS Prepress N.V.
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8 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 8 February 2025 (ACT_47298/2024, App_63904/2024, EP 3 780 758), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Pichlmaier) rejected in its entirety the confidentiality application filed under Rule 262A by the defendants, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Ericsson GmbH.
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7 February 2025
CFI / Milan (IT) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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6 February 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
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5 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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5 February 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 5 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_163/2024, ORD_4336/2025, EP 3 155 936), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division (Judge Lignières) declared inadmissible the sections of Hurom's latest pleading dealing with infringement and remedies, together with two exhibits, and then allowed,…
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5 February 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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3 February 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 3 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_336/2024 and UPC_CFI_605/2024, EP 3 065 184 B1), the Düsseldorf Local Division (Judge Thomas, presiding and rapporteur) amended its confidentiality order of 23 December 2024 to add three individuals to the circle allowed to see…
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30 January 2025
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 30 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_365/2023, EP 3 511 174), the presiding judge of the Mannheim Local Division, Judge Tochtermann, acting as judge-rapporteur, refused to treat as costs of the proceedings the simultaneous English to Japanese interpretation requested by FUJIFILM…
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30 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 30 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_665/2024, ORD_5020/2025, EP 2 793 430), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) granted the request of the three Disney group companies sued by Adeia Guides: their common time limit for the statement…
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29 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Application Rop 365
Decision with commentary
By a decision of 29 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_468/2023, ORD_68856/2024, EP 2 265 793), the Paris Local Division (Judges Lignières, presiding and rapporteur, Gillet, Zana and Gaillarde, technically qualified) confirmed under Rule 365 the settlement concluded on 10 December 2024 between C-KORE Systems…
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29 January 2025
CFI / The Hague (NL) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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27 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 27 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_302/2024, EP 3 682 587), Panel 1 of the Munich Local Division decided, at the request of the defendants ASUSTek Computer, ASUS Computer and ASUSTEK (UK), to hear Lenovo (Singapore)'s infringement action together with the…
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27 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 27 January 2025 in the joined infringement action and counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_244/2024 and UPC_CFI_786/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Pichlmaier) ordered the infringement claimant to provide, by 24 February 2025, security for costs of…
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27 January 2025
CFI
Decision with commentary
By an order of 27 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_755/2024), Judge Ulrike Voß of the Munich Local Division granted Avago Technologies International Sales a refund of 20% of the court fees, namely EUR 2,200, after it withdrew its application for provisional measures against Realtek…
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27 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
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24 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 24 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_238/2024), the full panel of the Paris Local Division, presided over by Judge Lignières, held inadmissible the standalone revocation action brought by Photon Wave against Seoul Viosys's patent EP 3 404 726.
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24 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Amend Document
Decision with commentary
By an order of 24 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_54/2024 and UPC_CFI_396/2024, EP 2 391 947), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) granted Headwater Research leave to amend its requests in its infringement action against three Samsung companies and in the…
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23 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 January 2025 (ORD_3764/2025, UPC_CFI_815/2024, EP 3 646 825), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) closed, without ruling on it, the application by Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences to stay the confidentiality proceedings on…
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23 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 January 2025 (ORD_3866/2025, UPC_CFI_815/2024, EP 3 646 825), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) invited Edwards Lifesciences to comment within ten days on the confidentiality of its cost application against Meril GmbH and Meril…
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23 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 January 2025 (ORD_3774/2025, UPC_CFI_815/2024, EP 3 646 825), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) lifted all deadlines relating to Edwards Lifesciences' cost application and to the protection of the confidential information it contains.
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23 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_815/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division dismissed Meril's application for a partial stay of the cost proceedings brought by Edwards Lifesciences (EP 3 646 825) pending the Court of Appeal's decision on Meril's…
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22 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By a common order of 22 January 2025, issued after the preliminary interim conference in Sanofi's four joined infringement actions against Accord, Stada, Reddy and Zentiva (UPC_CFI_145/2024 to UPC_CFI_148/2024, EP 2 493 466, cabazitaxel), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge…
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21 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 15 January 2025, the President of the Court of First Instance, Florence Butin, granted the application by the defendants XSYS Germany, XSYS Prepress and XSYS Italia to change the language of proceedings from German to English, the language in…
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21 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 21 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_508/2023, EP 3 655 341), Panel 1 of the Munich Local Division held that publishing on the UPC website the decision by default of 9 January 2025, given on air up group's application for provisional…
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21 January 2025
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 21 January 2025, made in the infringement action and counterclaim for revocation between Maxeon Solar and Aiko Energy Germany and seven other defendants (UPC_CFI_336/2024 and UPC_CFI_605/2024, EP 3 065 184), Presiding Judge Thomas, acting as judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf…
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21 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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20 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 20 January 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division, Camille Lignières, dismissed the request by N.J. DIFFUSION, proprietor of EP 2 404 516 and claimant in the infringement action against GISELA MAYER (UPC_CFI_363/2024), to hold the interim conference…
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17 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application Rop305
Decision with commentary
By order of 17 January 2025, Presiding Judge Matthias Zigann, acting as judge-rapporteur of panel 1 of the Munich Local Division, substituted Sanofi SA for Sanofi Mature IP, claimant no.
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16 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 16 January 2025, the President of the Court of First Instance, Florence Butin, dismissed the application by NVIDIA Corporation and NVIDIA GmbH to change the language of proceedings from German to English, the language of grant, in the infringement…
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16 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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15 January 2025
CFI / Milan (IT) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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13 January 2025
CFI
Decision with commentary
By an order of 13 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_755/2024), the Munich Local Division (panel 2) permitted Avago Technologies International Sales to withdraw its application for provisional measures against Realtek Semiconductor, based on EP 1 770 912, without hearing the respondent.
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13 January 2025
CFI
Decision with commentary
By order of 13 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_791/2024, ACT_65376/2024), the single judge of the Munich Local Division permitted Huawei to withdraw its application for provisional measures against three Netgear companies (referred to in the order as "AASI und AAEI"), concerning EP 3 611…
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10 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By order of 10 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_358/2023), the Paris Local Division, on cross-applications for costs by Hewlett-Packard Development Company and Lama France following the decision on the merits of 13 November 2024, refused to raise the ceiling on representation costs by 50%…
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9 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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9 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 9 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_583/2024), the President of the Court of First Instance (Judge Butin), after consulting the panel, granted the application of XPENG and sixteen other defendants to switch to English, the language in which EP 3290200 was…
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8 January 2025
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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7 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application Rop305
Decision with commentary
By an order of 7 January 2025, made in the parallel infringement actions on EP 2 493 466 (UPC_CFI_145/2024 to UPC_CFI_148/2024, against Accord Healthcare, STADA, Reddy and Zentiva), Judge Zigann, judge-rapporteur at the Munich Local Division, substituted Sanofi Winthrop Industrie for Sanofi-Aventis…
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7 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 7 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_322/2024), Judge Zigann, judge-rapporteur of panel 1 of the Munich Local Division, stayed Dyson Technology's infringement action against SharkNinja Europe and SharkNinja Germany, based on EP 2 043 492, and the counterclaim, on Dyson's application…
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2 January 2025
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 2 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_168/2024), panel 1 of the Munich Local Division decided, at both parties' request, to hear together Huawei's infringement action against Netgear Deutschland, Netgear Inc.
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30 December 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By order of 30 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_168/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, in Huawei's action against three Netgear companies for infringement of EP 3 678 321 and the counterclaim for revocation, asked the President of the Court of First Instance…
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30 December 2024
CFI / Milan (IT) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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.
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30 December 2024
CFI / Hamburg (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 30 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_173/2024 and UPC_CFI_424/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Hamburg Local Division (Judge Schilling) declined to rule during the written procedure on the admissibility of Nera Innovations' auxiliary requests to amend EP 2 642 632, and of…
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27 December 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 27 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_100/2024), the Düsseldorf Local Division (Judge Thom as judge-rapporteur, Judges Thomas and Kokke) ordered Ona Patents, claimant in an action for infringement of EP 2 263 098 against Google Ireland and Google Commerce, to provide…
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27 December 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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27 December 2024
CFI / Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By 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…
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27 December 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 27 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_99/2024), the Düsseldorf Local Division (Judge Thomas as judge-rapporteur, Judges Thom and Kokke) ordered Ona Patents, alleged proprietor of EP 2 263 098 and claimant in an infringement action against five Apple companies, to provide…
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24 December 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 24 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_244/2024 and UPC_CFI_609/2024), Judge Zigann, on behalf of the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, extended to 27 December 2024 Snowpixie's time limits to file its reply in its action for infringement of EP 3…
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24 December 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
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23 December 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_336/2024), Presiding Judge Thomas, as judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division, classified as confidential, in Maxeon Solar's action for infringement of EP 3 065 184, the revenue, profit and sales figures of PowerDeal and Coenergia…
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23 December 2024
CFI / Milan (IT) Central Division- Section / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_380/2024, ORD_59988/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Central Division (Judge Postiglione) ordered A. Menarini Diagnostics to pay Insulet EUR 1,764 for the costs of opposing its application to intervene, refused on 1 October 2024, in…
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20 December 2024
CFI / Mannheim (DE) Local Division / Generic Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 20 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_541/2024), made after an oral hearing, the Mannheim Local Division (Judge Tochtermann presiding, Judge Böttcher as judge-rapporteur, Judge Mlakar) granted G.
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19 December 2024
CFI / Paris (FR) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 19 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_358/2023, ORD_66525/2024), the Paris Local Division, seized by LAMA FRANCE after its decision on the merits of 13 November 2024 in favour of HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (HPDC), held that it had no power to stay…
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19 December 2024
CFI / Copenhagen (DK) Local Division / Request to review an order ex-parte
Decision with commentary
By order of 19 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_492/2024), given in Danish, the single judge of the Copenhagen Local Division confirmed on review the ex parte order of 26 August 2024 that had allowed Hybridgenerator to preserve evidence at the premises of HGSystem and…
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18 December 2024
CFI / The Hague (NL) Local Division / Procedural Order
Decision with commentary
By an order of 19 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_499/2024, ACT_48877/2024), the judge-rapporteur of The Hague Local Division held that Amycel LLC's statement of claim (EP 1993350) had been validly served on a defendant based in Poland, whose name is redacted, by alternative means…
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18 December 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Generic application
Decision with commentary
By an order of 17 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_390/2023, App_60589/2024), the Munich Local Division imposed a penalty payment of EUR 46,000 on Belkin International, Belkin GmbH and Belkin Limited, at the request of Koninklijke Philips, for late and incomplete compliance with the order…
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