| — | UPC_CFI_59/2025 | — | — | — | Nur Kosten | The Munich Local Division ruled that the anti-anti-suit injunction application by Dolby International against Roku became moot after Roku voluntarily withdrew its US proceedings, declaring the application for provisional measures groundless and the earlier interim order void, with costs awarded against Roku. |
| 2026-03-03 | UPC_CFI_43/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Nichtig erklärt | The Hague Local Division revoked Advanced Brain Monitoring's EP 2 437 696 B2 (position therapy device for sleep disorders) as lacking inventive step over JP748 prior art. The counterclaim for revocation by Philips succeeded and the infringement action was dismissed. |
| 2026-02-25 | UPC_CFI_619/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division addressed GSK's R.263 application to amend its claim and Moderna's R.9 application to dismiss late-filed submissions in a parallel mRNA vaccine infringement action. |
| 2026-02-25 | UPC_CFI_620/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order under Rule 9 RoP in GSK's infringement action against Pfizer/BioNTech entities concerning vaccine-related patents, addressing admissibility of submissions in GSK's Reply. |
| 2026-02-18 | UPC_CFI_616/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division ruled on GSK's application to amend its claim under Rule 263 RoP and Moderna's application to dismiss late-filed submissions under Rule 9 RoP in patent infringement proceedings relating to mRNA vaccine technology. |
| 2026-02-05 | UPC_CFI_666/2024 | The Hague LD | Application Rop 265 | Prozessual | Vergleich | The Hague Local Division declared the proceedings closed in both the infringement claim (Adeia v. Walt Disney) and the counterclaim for revocation, following the parties' mutual withdrawal of their actions under R.265.1 RoP after reaching a settlement. The court reimbursed 40% of the court fees paid, corresponding to the stage of proceedings at time of withdrawal (after interim procedure but before oral procedure). The settlement terms were not disclosed. |
| 2026-01-16 | UPC_CFI_1048/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Vergleich | The Hague Local Division allowed BTL Medizintechnik GmbH's withdrawal of its infringement action against Lexter Microelectronic Engineering Systems S.L. following a settlement. The proceedings were declared closed with no cost decision required. |
| 2026-01-13 | UPC_CFI_1624/2025 | Munich LD | Application For Costs | Kosten | Nur prozessual | The Munich Local Division (in German) granted the claimant re-establishment of rights under R. 320 RoP for missing the deadline to initiate cost proceedings following a cost ratio decision, finding an excusable misunderstanding of the legal situation despite legal representation; a dissenting opinion was appended. |
| 2026-01-13 | UPC_CFI_1624/2025 | Munich LD | Application For Costs | Kosten | Nur prozessual | The Munich Local Division (English version) granted the claimant re-establishment of rights under R. 320 RoP for missing the deadline to initiate cost proceedings, with a dissenting opinion holding the application should be inadmissible for lack of legal interest. |
| 2025-12-17 | UPC_CFI_1262/2025 | The Hague LD | Application RoP262.1 (b) | Prozessual | Abgewiesen | The Hague Local Division refused an anonymous applicant's request to access the case file of UPC_CFI_830/2025 (an application for provisional measures by Abbott Diabetes Care against MicroTech Medical and others relating to EP 3 960 072, a diabetes monitoring device). The applicant claimed to represent a competitor conducting a freedom-to-operate analysis for a CGM product. The Court found the applicant's specific interest insufficiently established: the identity of the unnamed 'client' could not be verified, and the urgency of access before the proceedings concluded was not justified, particularly given the proceedings were expected to conclude within weeks. |
| 2025-12-10 | UPC_CFI_251/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a case management order addressing Maxell's 44 conditional auxiliary requests in infringement proceedings against Samsung concerning EP 2 061 230, requesting clarification on the reasonable number of auxiliary requests per R. 30.1(c) RoP. |
| 2025-12-09 | UPC_CFI_499/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order addressing the defendant's attempt to set aside the default judgment, ruling that the defendant had been sufficiently warned of the default consequence and that the prior R. 275 and R. 320 orders preclude a fresh challenge under R. 356 RoP. |
| 2025-11-28 | UPC_CFI_619/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order under R. 302 RoP addressing a procedural step in proceedings before the court. |
| 2025-11-18 | UPC_CFI_804/2025 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | Order of the President of the Court of First Instance granting TP-Link's application under R.323 RoP to change the language of proceedings from German to English. The court held that only one of the seven defendants is based in Germany, that the relevant technology field predominantly uses English, and that the need for internal coordination and technical support among defendants justified the change on grounds of fairness under Art.49(5) UPCA. |
| 2025-11-18 | UPC_CFI_187/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Nicht verletzt | The Hague Local Division decided in proceedings on infringement and counterclaim for revocation concerning Advanced Cell Diagnostics' RNAscope technology patents (EP 1 910 572 and EP 2 500 439) against Molecular Instruments; the decision addressed novelty, inventive step, and infringement of in situ hybridisation method claims. |
| 2025-11-13 | UPC_CFI_321/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Zurückgenommen | The Hague Local Division recorded the withdrawal of AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC's infringement action against Troy Chemical and Azelis entities concerning EP 3 286 270, with 60% of court fees reimbursed (€96,600) and certain documents declared confidential pursuant to R. 262.2 RoP. |
| 2025-11-13 | UPC_CFI_321/2025 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Zurückgenommen | Duplicate of the Hague Local Division decision recording AdvanSix's withdrawal of the infringement action against Troy Chemical and Azelis entities (EP 3 286 270), with 60% court fee reimbursement and confidentiality order. |
| 2025-11-06 | UPC_CFI_1443/2025 | Hamburg LD | Application for provisional measures | Einstweilige Verfügung | PI erteilt | Hamburg Local Division granted ex parte provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Fileder Filter Systems Sp. z o.o. (Poland) for infringement of Brita SE's EP 2 131 940 B1 (water filter device with locking shaft). The injunction covers Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and Slovenia. Security of EUR 50,000 and provisional cost reimbursement of EUR 34,700 ordered. |
| 2025-11-03 | UPC_CFI_666/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a post-interim-conference order in Adeia Guides v. Walt Disney entities (EP 1 969 839, electronic programme guide patent), setting out decisions on scheduling and procedural steps following the interim conference. |
| 2025-10-22 | UPC_CFI_587/2025 | The Hague LD | Application for provisional measures | Einstweilige Verfügung | PI abgelehnt | The Hague Local Division dismissed Abbott Diabetes Care's application for provisional measures against Sinocare and A.Menarini Diagnostics concerning EP 3 988 471, finding that the GlucoMen iCan device does not infringe claim 1 because event data icons are displayed in a separate panel rather than within the timeline graph. |
| 2025-10-21 | UPC_CFI_499/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Verletzt | The Hague Local Division issued a default judgment against the absent defendant finding infringement of Amycel's mushroom strain patent EP 1 993 350 (brown Agaricus bisporus), confirming the preliminary injunction, granting a permanent injunction, information orders, and an interim award of damages of EUR 50,000. |
| 2025-10-17 | UPC_CFI_624/2025 | The Hague LD | Application for provisional measures | Einstweilige Verfügung | PI erteilt | The Hague Local Division granted Abbott Diabetes Care a preliminary injunction against Sinocare and A.Menarini Diagnostics regarding infringement of continuous glucose monitoring patent EP 4 344 633 (FreeStyle Libre technology), including information orders and delivery-up of infringing GlucoMen iCan products. |
| 2025-10-10 | UPC_CFI_448/2024 | Munich LD | Counterclaim for revocation | Nichtigkeit (Hauptsache) | Teilweise nichtig | The Munich Local Division issued the same decision (same panel) as UPC_CFI_114/2024 for the associated counterclaim proceedings, finding infringement action dismissed and patent EP 3 215 288 partially revoked. |
| 2025-10-10 | UPC_CFI_386/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Verletzt | The Hague Local Division found HL Display's European Patent EP 2 432 351 B1 (shelf divider system) valid and infringed (including indirect infringement) by Black Sheep Retail Products. The Court granted an injunction, ordered BSRP to cease infringing activities across all territories where the patent is in force. A counterclaim for declaration of non-infringement regarding a revised product was declared inadmissible. Long-arm jurisdiction was established for sales outside the Netherlands. |
| 2025-10-10 | UPC_CFI_114/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Teilweise nichtig | The Munich Local Division dismissed Heraeus Electronics' infringement action against Vibrantz GmbH concerning EP 3 215 288 (metal sintering preparation) and partially allowed the counterclaim for revocation, with the patent maintained in amended form for certain claims; costs split 60% claimant / 40% defendant. |
| 2025-09-17 | UPC_APP_36817/2025 | The Hague LD | Notice of intention to enforce (RoP118.8) | Vollstreckung | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a final procedural order authorising enforcement of a prior provisional measures order in favour of Washtower IP B.V. against multiple defendants concerning EP3522755, including injunctions, information disclosure, penalty payments, and costs, following receipt of the required security deposits. |
| 2025-09-17 | UPC_CFI_479/2025 | The Hague LD | Application for provisional measures | Einstweilige Verfügung | PI erteilt | The Hague Local Division granted provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Defendants 2-5 (IBBH, BEGA Consult, BEGA BBK, NEG Novex) for infringement of EP 3 522 755 B1 (washing machine cabinet). The claim against Defendant 1 (Wasombouw) was settled. Injunctions ordered against specific infringing products (Laundreezy and Respekta Clara cabinets), with costs of EUR 56,000 plus court fees awarded against the defendants jointly. |
| 2025-09-11 | UPC_APP_36707/2025 | The Hague LD | Hearing | Prozessual | PI erteilt | The Hague Local Division granted Washtower's application for provisional measures against defendants 2–5 (IBBH, BEGA Consult, BEGA BBK and NEG Novex), handing down injunctions against the making, offering and marketing of Laundreezy and Respekta Clara washing machine cabinets that infringe EP 3 522 755 B1, together with information and recall orders and an interim costs award of €56,000; the application against defendant 1 (Wasombouw) was withdrawn after settlement. |
| 2025-08-29 | ACT_19943/2025 | The Hague LD | Application for provisional measures | Einstweilige Verfügung | PI abgelehnt | The Hague Local Division dismissed Cilag GmbH International's and Ethicon LLC's application for provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against RiVOLUTiON GmbH for alleged infringement of EP 3 689 262 (a staple cartridge patent for surgical staplers). The court found that the urgency requirement for provisional measures was not satisfied: Cilag had known or should have known by November 2024 (following a Bariatric Study result) of the potential infringement and related market risks, and had not filed the application promptly. The fact that a Sana group tender outcome became clearer later did not revive urgency as it was foreseeable. Cilag was ordered to pay EUR 80,000 as an interim costs award to RiVOLUTiON. Ancillary applications were also dismissed. |
| 2025-08-21 | UPC_APP_26908/2025 | The Hague LD | Generic application | Beweis | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division dismissed Black Sheep Retail Products B.V.'s application to deposit three physical objects as late exhibits in the infringement and counterclaim for revocation proceedings against HL Display AB (UPC_CFI_386/2024, EP 2 432 351). The Court rejected the application because no explanation was given as to why the physical objects could not have been filed together with the rejoinder of 20 February 2025. |
| 2025-08-21 | UPC_CFI_386/2024 | The Hague LD | Generic application | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division dismissed Black Sheep Retail Products B.V.'s application to submit two physical objects (its old product and a new product) as exhibits in support of its rejoinder in infringement proceedings brought by HL Display AB concerning EP 2 432 351. The court found no explanation had been provided for why the objects could not have been filed earlier, notably with the Statement of Defence. |
| 2025-08-15 | ACT_39810/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order under Rule 105.5 RoP following an interim conference, addressing scheduling, use of visual aids, and appointment of a technical judge for the oral hearing in an infringement action regarding EP 2 432 351. |
| 2025-08-13 | UPC_APP_11672/2025 | The Hague LD | Procedural Order | Prozessual | Nicht verletzt | The Hague Local Division dismissed Winnow Solutions' infringement action against Orbisk B.V. (food waste monitoring system, EP 3 198 245), finding no infringement. The patent was partially revoked and Winnow was ordered to pay EUR 112,000 in legal costs. |
| 2025-08-13 | ACT_36388/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Teilweise nichtig | The Hague Local Division dismissed Winnow Solutions' infringement claims (EP 3 198 245, food waste monitoring system) and partially revoked the patent as granted, maintaining it only in the form of Conditional Request 3 (an amended version). The patent was found not infringed by Orbisk B.V. in the form maintained by the court. Winnow was ordered to pay 85% of Orbisk's costs (EUR 112,000 legal costs, EUR 15,000 court fee, EUR 5,500 expert costs = EUR 112,625 total). Orbisk's R.190 document production application was dismissed. |
| 2025-05-23 | UPC_CFI_191/2025 | The Hague LD | Preliminary objection | — | Nur prozessual | Procedural order from The Hague Local Division dated 23 May 2025 ruling on a preliminary objection raised by Moderna defendants. The court dismissed Moderna's jurisdictional objections concerning Moderna Spain, Moderna Poland, and Moderna Norway, finding that the UPC has international jurisdiction under Art. 8(1) Brussels I Recast (commercial relationship within the same group) and that the LD The Hague has local competence under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA because Moderna Netherlands B.V. is domiciled in the Netherlands. An opt-out validity issue was also addressed. The decision allows the infringement proceedings to proceed on the merits. |
| 2025-05-19 | UPC_CFI_58/2025 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Prozessual | Nur Kosten | Parallel Munich Local Division order to UPC_CFI_59/2025 in a related Dolby v Roku anti-anti-suit injunction application, also declaring the application moot after Roku's voluntary withdrawal, with costs awarded against Roku. |
| 2025-05-19 | UPC_CFI_59/2025 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Einstweilige Verfügung | PI abgelehnt | The Munich Local Division found the application for provisional measures by Sun Patent Trust (anti-anti-suit injunction / anti-anti-enforcement injunction against Roku) moot because Roku had already issued a cease-and-desist undertaking after the prior interim order of 28 January 2025; the application was rejected but costs were borne by Roku since it had given cause for the proceedings. |
| 2025-04-29 | UPC_APP_12962/2025 | The Hague LD | Application Rop 265 | Prozessual | Vergleich | The Hague Local Division order granting withdrawal of both the infringement action (filed by Hand Held Products Inc.) and the counterclaim for revocation (filed by Scandit AG and Scandit Inc.) concerning EP 4 163 816, following a settlement between the parties. Both parties consented to withdrawal; no cost decisions were requested. The court also ordered 60% reimbursement of court fees to each party (written procedure not concluded in either action) and set the value of each action at EUR 3,000,000. The register was instructed to record the closure of both actions. |
| 2025-04-10 | ACT_6665/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Infringement Action | Verletzung (Hauptsache) | Verletzt | Final decision on the merits from the Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_50/2024) delivered on 10 April 2025. The Court found that Knaus Tabbert AG infringed EP 3 356 109 B1 (product-by-process claims relating to a structural component) and granted an injunction, recall from distribution channels, definitive removal, and destruction of infringing products. The revocation counterclaim was dismissed. Provisional damages of EUR 100,000 were awarded, with further damages to be determined. The revocation counterclaim and third-party counterclaim were dismissed. Costs were apportioned 75% to Knaus Tabbert and 12.5% each to the claimants. |
| 2025-04-01 | UPC_APP_10764/2025 | The Hague LD | Generic application | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division ruled on a re-establishment of rights application (R. 320 RoP) filed by the Polish defendant (Szymon Spyra) in an infringement action brought by Amycel LLC concerning EP 1 993 350. Following the grant of provisional measures, service of the statement of claim had been effected by alternative means under R. 275 RoP after personal service attempts failed. The order addressed the defendant's re-establishment request in the context of a deadline for filing a defence. |
| 2025-04-01 | UPC_CFI_499/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division rejected the defendant's application for re-establishment of rights under R. 320 RoP after missing the deadline for filing a statement of defence, finding the representative had not exercised due care given the specific circumstances of the case. |
| 2025-03-26 | UPC_APP_5154/2025 | Mannheim LD | Application RoP262.1 (b) | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Mannheim Local Division issued an order on a third-party law firm's (AMPERSAND) application for access to case files under Rule 262.1 RoP in the Panasonic v. OPPO infringement proceedings, addressing the scope of public access to submissions and evidence. |
| 2025-03-18 | UPC_CFI_554/2024 | The Hague LD | Application for preserving evidence pursuant to RoP192 | Beweis | Nur prozessual | A standing judge at The Hague Local Division granted Data Detection Technologies an ex-parte order to preserve evidence at the Seeds meets Technology 2024 fair in the Netherlands, authorising inspection, photography and seizure of documents relating to Doytec's seed counting machine allegedly infringing EP 2 569 713. |
| 2025-02-26 | UPC_APP_2369/2025 | Munich LD | Application Rop 362 | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | The Munich Local Division issued a corrective order amending the operative part of a prior decision to reflect the substitution of the party in the revocation counterclaim proceedings, and deferred ruling on an application to bar proceedings under Rule 362 RoP until the main hearing. |
| 2025-02-26 | ORD_9486/2025 | Munich LD | Generic Order | Prozessual | Nur prozessual | Procedural order of the Munich Local Division in infringement and revocation counterclaim proceedings concerning a metal sintering preparation patent. The order addresses: (1) correction of a prior order of 2 December 2024 by adding an operative clause ordering the substitution of the counter-claimant in the revocation proceedings from Heraeus Precious Metals to Heraeus Electronics; (2) request for review by the panel under R. 333 RoP; and (3) a claimant application regarding the counterclaim under R. 362 RoP concerning the German designation of the patent. |
| 2025-02-19 | UPC_CFI_16/2025 | The Hague LD | Application for preserving evidence pursuant to RoP192 | Beweis | Nur prozessual | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order concerning access to an expert's written report from evidence preservation proceedings, regulating a confidentiality regime for the report initially limiting access to defendants' representatives and later extending it to the applicant. |
| 2025-02-06 | UPC_CFI_210/2023 | Mannheim LD | Generic Order | Prozessual | Verletzt | Procedural order publishing the redacted version of the substantive decision of 22 November 2024 in the infringement action (with FRAND counterclaim and invalidity counterclaim) between Panasonic Holdings Corporation and OPPO/OROPE Germany GmbH. The underlying decision (issued 22 November 2024): patent EP 2 568 724 infringed; injunction, recall, disclosure and provisional damages of EUR 250,000 ordered; invalidity counterclaim and FRAND counterclaim dismissed; defendants to bear costs; value in dispute set at over EUR 50 million. |
| 2025-02-06 | UPC_CFI_210/2023 | Mannheim LD | Counterclaim for revocation | Nichtigkeit (Hauptsache) | Verletzt | The Mannheim Local Division (Judge-rapporteur Prof. Dr. Tochtermann) published the redacted version of its decision of 22 November 2024 concerning EP 2 568 724 (SEP/FRAND). The decision found infringement by OPPO and OROPE and ordered: (I) a pan-European cease and desist; (II)–(IV) recall and destruction; (V) damages liability from 17 December 2014 (for the predecessor's rights) and from 29 July 2016 (for Panasonic); (VI) EUR 250,000 preliminary damages; (VII) residual infringement claims dismissed. The counterclaim for revocation (B) was dismissed. The FRAND counterclaim (C) was dismissed. Defendants bear the costs of the proceedings. |
| 2025-02-04 | UPC_CFI_218/2023 | Mannheim LD | Application Rop 265 | — | Vergleich | The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order confirming that Panasonic Holdings Corporation (claimant) and the Xiaomi entities and related defendants had reached a settlement, resulting in the mutual withdrawal of both the infringement action and the defendants' joint counterclaim for revocation concerning EP 3 069 315. Costs were settled by agreement between the parties; no court cost decision was required. |
| 2025-01-29 | UPC_APP_68468/2024 | The Hague LD | Application Rop 265 | Prozessual | Zurückgenommen | Order of The Hague Local Division permitting withdrawal of the infringement action by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. against Dexcom Inc. and Dexcom International Limited, and withdrawal of the counterclaims for revocation by both defendants. All parties mutually consented. The Court also allowed claimant's request for 20% reimbursement of court fees under Rule 370.9 RoP. |