UPC CFI 850/2026

The court dismissed Ericsson's application to strike out Transsion's injunctive relief requests under R.360 RoP (action devoid of purpose) and R.361 RoP (manifestly bound to fail). The court found that the action had not become devoid of purpose as no post-filing event had rendered it inadmissible, and that the case was not a clear-cut instance of manifest inadmissibility warranting early dismissal without full examination of the merits.

The Court ordered claimant Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co. Ltd. to provide security for costs of EUR 100,000 within 21 days, by deposit into the UPC security account or bank guarantee from an EU-licensed bank. The Court found enforcement of a costs order in China would be unduly burdensome due to the absence of a multilateral recognition framework and established UPC service difficulties in China. Costs of the security application were deferred to the decision on the merits.

The Court granted the Defendants' request for alignment of deadlines under R. 9 RoP. The Preliminary Objection is due for all Defendants on 1 May 2026, and the Statement of Defence and Counterclaim for Revocation are due on 1 July 2026. The request was agreed between the parties to allow a unified representative to act for all Defendants.