3 June 2024
CFI / Hamburg (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 3 June 2024 (UPC_CFI_151/2024, ORD_33145/2024), the Hamburg Local Division dismissed Ballinno B.V.'s application for provisional measures based on EP 1 944 067 B1, which concerns offside detection, against the Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Kinexon GmbH…
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21 May 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 21 May 2024 (UPC_CFI_443/2023), the Munich Local Division granted Dyson Technology Ltd's application for provisional measures against SharkNinja Europe Limited and SharkNinja Germany GmbH based on EP 2 043 492, which concerns a hand-held vacuum cleaner with a cyclonic…
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30 April 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 30 April 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023), the Düsseldorf Local Division prohibited Curio Bioscience from offering, placing on the market, using, importing or stocking the "Curio Seeker" kit in Germany, France and Sweden, finding infringement of claim 14 (an array) of 10x…
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13 March 2024
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By a decision of 13 March 2024 (UPC_CFI_354/2023, ACT_578582/2023), the Munich Local Division (panel presided over by M. Zigann) confirmed the settlement between Steindl Krantechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H.
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11 March 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 11 March 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division, in 10x Genomics' provisional measures proceedings against Curio Bioscience based on EP 2 697 391, ruled on Curio's confidentiality application concerning commercial information in its objection.
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1 March 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 1 March 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division refused to order simultaneous interpretation from German into English of the hearing in the provisional measures proceedings brought by 10x Genomics against Curio Bioscience.
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26 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 26 February 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023, ACT_5164/2024), the President of the Court of First Instance (F. Butin), after consulting the panel of the Düsseldorf Local Division, rejected Curio Bioscience Inc.'s application to make English, the language in which EP 2…
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26 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
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23 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By a procedural order of 23 February 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023, ACT_590953/2023, App_8500/2024), the presiding judge of the Düsseldorf Local Division, acting as judge-rapporteur, ruled provisionally on Curio Bioscience Inc.'s request for protection of confidential information in the provisional measures proceedings brought by 10x…
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23 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
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23 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 23 February 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023, ACT_590953/2023, App_9671/2024), the presiding judge of the Düsseldorf Local Division, acting as judge-rapporteur, rejected all three requests by 10x Genomics, Inc.
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23 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 23 February 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023, App_9671/2024), issued in German by the presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division in 10x Genomics' provisional measures proceedings against Curio Bioscience (EP 2 697 391 B1), the Division refused to defer…
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14 February 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 14 February 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division, in 10x Genomics' provisional measures proceedings against Curio Bioscience based on EP 2 697 391, deferred ruling on Curio's request to protect confidential commercial information before it had…
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29 January 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 29 January 2024 (UPC_CFI_463/2023, ORD_3015/2024), the presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Düsseldorf Local Division, seised by 10x Genomics, Inc.
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25 January 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 25 January 2024 (UPC_CFI_452/2023), the Düsseldorf Local Division, seized by Mammut Sports Group AG and Mammut Sports Group GmbH with a request for review of provisional measures ordered ex parte in favour of Ortovox on EP 3 466 498,…
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24 January 2024
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
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20 December 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 20 December 2023 (UPC_CFI_292/2023, ACT_567009/2023), the Munich Local Division (M. Zigann, presiding, T.
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19 December 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 19 December 2023 (UPC_CFI_249/2023, ACT_550921/2023, ORD_577734/2023), the Munich Local Division (M.
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11 December 2023
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 11 December 2023 (UPC_CFI_452/2023, ACT_589655/2023), the Düsseldorf Local Division (judges Thomas, Thom and Schober), without hearing the respondents, granted Ortovox Sportartikel GmbH's application for provisional measures against Mammut Sports Group AG and Mammut Sports Group GmbH based on…
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5 December 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 5 December 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, ACT_459746/2023, App_577241/2023), the Munich Local Division (judges Zigann, presiding, Pichlmaier, rapporteur, Kupecz and Enderlin, technically qualified) imposed on NanoString Technologies Inc., NanoString Technologies Germany GmbH and NanoString Technologies Netherlands B.V.
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26 October 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By an order of 26 October 2023 (UPC_CFI_357/2023, App_578681/2023), the Munich Local Division (M. Zigann, T. Pichlmaier, A.
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6 October 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
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19 September 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By decision of 19 September 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, App_528389/2023), the Munich Local Division, sitting as a panel of four including a technically qualified judge, ruled on the application for provisional measures brought by 10x Genomics and President and Fellows of Harvard College against…
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13 September 2023
CFI / Vienna (AT) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 13 September 2023, pronounced orally at the hearing (UPC_CFI_182/2023, ACT_528738/2023), the Vienna Local Division dismissed CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb's application for provisional measures against ALPINA Coffee Systems based on EP 3 398 487, relating to the production of milk foam.
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28 August 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 28 August 2023 (UPC_CFI_249/2023), the presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, seized by Edwards Lifesciences with an application for provisional measures against Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences based on EP 3 763 331, set an…
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14 August 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 14 August 2023 (UPC_CFI_249/2023, App_560315/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, in Edwards Lifesciences' provisional measures proceedings against Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences based on EP 3 763 331, ruled that the application was deemed served on…
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17 July 2023
CFI / Helsinki (FI) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 17 July 2023 (case 214/2023), the single judge of the Helsinki Local Division, seized by AIM Sport Vision with an application for provisional measures based on EP 3 295 663 and included in the main action, invited Supponor Oy…
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10 July 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 10 July 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, application 459746/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, in the provisional measures proceedings between 10x Genomics and NanoString, extended at the respondents' request of 7 July 2023 the time limits for written submissions…
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6 July 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 6 July 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, application 459746/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division, in 10x Genomics' provisional measures proceedings against NanoString conducted in German, ruled under Rule 7.1 RoP that translations of exhibits in English need not be…
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6 July 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
In a short order of 6 July 2023, issued in German by the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division in the provisional measures proceedings UPC_CFI_17/2023 (application no.
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3 July 2023
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 3 July 2023 (UPC_CFI_177/2023, APP_543068/2023), the presiding judge of the Düsseldorf Local Division admitted to the file exhibits ASt 12 and ASt 13 filed by myStromer with its submission of 1 July 2023, in the provisional measures proceedings based…
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30 June 2023
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 30 June 2023 (UPC_CFI_177/2023, APP_541204/2023), the Düsseldorf Local Division rejected myStromer's application under Rule 353 RoP to rectify the provisional measures order of 22 June 2023 against Revolt Zycling, based on EP 2 546 134, so as to extend…
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30 June 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
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30 June 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By supplementary order of 30 June 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, application 459746/2023), the Munich Local Division, in 10x Genomics' provisional measures proceedings against three NanoString companies, corrected point 1 of its order of 23 June 2023: the arguments in the protective letter, written in…
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27 June 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
In a procedural order of 27 June 2023, issued in German, the Munich Local Division asked the applicant, 10x Genomics, to upload to the CMS the exhibits to its application for provisional measures against NanoString (case 17/2023, application no.
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27 June 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 27 June 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, application 459746/2023), the Munich Local Division asked the applicants in the provisional measures proceedings between 10x Genomics and NanoString to upload to the CMS the exhibits to their application.
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23 June 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By a procedural order issued in German in June 2023, the Munich Local Division set the timetable for 10x Genomics' application for provisional measures against NanoString (UPC_CFI_17/2023), filed on 1 June 2023.
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23 June 2023
CFI / Munich (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 23 June 2023 (UPC_CFI_2/2023, application 459746/2023), the Munich Local Division set the course of the provisional measures proceedings brought on 1 June 2023 by 10x Genomics and President and Fellows of Harvard College against three NanoString companies on…
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22 June 2023
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By order of 22 June 2023 (UPC_CFI_177/2023, application 525740/2023), made on the day the application was filed and without hearing the respondent first, the Düsseldorf Local Division prohibited Revolt Zycling from offering, placing on the market, using, importing or possessing in Germany,…
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22 June 2023
CFI / Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
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13 June 2023
CFI / Milan (IT) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
By procedural order of 13 June 2023 (proceedings no. 498862/2023), the standing judge of the Milan Local Division declined to decide herself the application to preserve evidence, presented as extremely urgent, filed by Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG against Himson Engineering…
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13 June 2023
CFI / Milan (IT) Local Division / Application for provisional measures
Decision with commentary
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