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UPC CFI 556/2025

19. Juni 2025·EP3519207 · MOTORCYCLES TYRE

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Verfahrensdetails
Status
Case Closed (Patent wie erteilt aufrechterhalten)
Verfahrensart
Widerklage auf Nichtigkeit
Kategorie
Widerklage auf Nichtigkeit
Parteien
Kläger
Vertreter
Beklagte
Vertreter
Division
Milan LD
Richter
Technologie
  • Mechanical engineering
    Transport
Sprache
Italian
Erste Entscheidung
13. Feb. 2026
Letzte Entscheidung
26. Mai 2026
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Vor dem UPC: Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd. (6 Verfahren)·PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A. (9 Verfahren)

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Entscheidungen
  • 2026-05-26
    Counterclaim for revocationÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: The Milan Local Division found that Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd. literally infringed claim 1 of EP 3 519 207 B1 (Pirelli's motorcycle tyre patent) through exhibition of tyres HA-51R and HA-51F at the EICMA fair and promotion on its website. The counterclaim for revocation based on insufficient description and lack of inventive step was rejected, and an injunction was granted against SYR across all UPC Contracting Member States where the patent is in force.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (12)
    • Literal infringement of claim 1 of EP 3 519 207 B1 by motorcycle tyres HA-51R and HA-51F
    • Counterclaim for revocation: insufficient description (Art. 65 UPCA / R. 25 RoP)
    • Counterclaim for revocation: lack of inventive step (Art. 65 UPCA / R. 25 RoP)
    • Claim interpretation under Art. 69 EPC and Protocol on Interpretation
    • Meaning of 'motorcycle' vs 'motoveicolo' under Art. 70(1) EPC (authentic text)
    • Interpretation of 'tread pattern' and flat-plane representation (feature 1F)
    • Interpretation of 'substantially along an axial direction' for transverse grooves (feature 1H)
    • Infringement via trade fair exhibition and website promotion
    • Proportionality of remedies under Art. 64(4) UPCA (withdrawal/destruction of products denied for lack of commercialisation evidence)
    • Interim award of damages (R. 119 RoP) denied
    • Burden of proof redistribution (proximity of evidence principle, CJEU C-104/10 Kelly)
    • Common general knowledge: whether patent literature showing tread flat-plane representation constitutes CGK (EPO T 1000/12, T 412/09)
  • 2026-02-13
    Infringement ActionÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: The Milan Local Division issued a post-interim-conference order in Pirelli v. Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber, resolving preliminary objections (with SYR withdrawing a service objection) and addressing admissibility of photographs and product samples from the earlier seizure.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (3)
    • Post-interim-conference order (R. 105.5 RoP)
    • Admissibility of photographic evidence
    • Withdrawal of service exception
Dokumente
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DokumenttitelDatumÖffentlich
Anordnung2026-07-16Nicht öffentlich
Order2026-07-16Nicht öffentlich
Receipt2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Cover sheet2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Receipt2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Cover sheet2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Document Defendant2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Document Defendant2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Application document Defendant2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Document Respondent2026-06-26Nicht öffentlich
Angenommene Argumente
Was das Gericht akzeptiert hat — nach Partei.

  • The term 'motorcycle' in the granted English text of EP'207 has a narrower meaning than 'motoveicolo', referring primarily to two-wheeled vehicles; claim scope is restricted accordingly

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 70(1) EPC; Regulation (EU) No 168/2013

  • The 'tread pattern' representation in feature 1F means an extension (sviluppo) of the tread band onto a plane perpendicular to the equatorial plane, as consistent with paragraphs [0022]-[0030] and [0079] of the patent; this technique is common general knowledge in the tyre sector given its use across multiple prior art documents D1-D5 and D7

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 69 EPC; EPO T 1000/12; T 412/09

  • All features of claim 1 (1A through 1M) are reproduced in tyres HA-51R and HA-51F as demonstrated by photographic evidence (doc. 33 al. A), promotional brochures, and physical samples seized at EICMA

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 25(1)(a) UPCA

  • Exhibition at EICMA fair and promotion via English-language website en.heliostire.com constitute offering and placing on the market within UPC Contracting Member States

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 25(1)(a) UPCA

  • The severity of infringement justifies an injunction; SYR's tyres are substitutes for Pirelli's patented products and pose direct risk of market erosion

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 63 UPCA; Art. 25 UPCA

  • Redistribution of burden of proof to defendant under the 'proximity of evidence' principle where claimant provided strong prima facie photographic evidence and defendant has privileged access to product specifications

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: CJEU C-104/10 (Kelly)
Zurückgewiesene Argumente
Was das Gericht nicht akzeptiert hat — und warum.

  • The patent specification is insufficient because it does not provide clear instructions on how to perform the flat-plane representation of the tread pattern (feature 1F), making it impossible for third parties to verify non-infringement

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 65 UPCA; R. 25 RoP

  • EP'207 lacks inventive step

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 65 UPCA; R. 25 RoP

  • The transverse grooves in HA-51R and HA-51F are curved in two directions and therefore do not extend 'substantially along an axial direction' as required by feature 1H

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 69 EPC

  • Feature 1L requires all blocks in an assembly to be delimited by circumferential grooves; the outermost lateral blocks in HA-51R/HA-51F are not delimited on their outer side by a circumferential groove

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 69 EPC

  • Feature 1M (L1/L2 ratio ≥ 2) is not met because the small blocks in HA-51R/HA-51F have a ratio below 2

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 69 EPC

  • Website promotion does not constitute offering or placing on the market in UPC states because the sites are not e-commerce platforms, are not targeted at European consumers, and the products have never been sold or distributed in Europe

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 25 UPCA

  • Proportionality requires limitation or denial of remedies (injunction, withdrawal, destruction, damages) because SYR's products have never been commercially distributed in Europe

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 64(4) UPCA; Preamble RoP para. 3