Leading cases
The most-cited UPC decisions, organized by legal point. The precedent backbone of UPC case law.
Westlaw-style precedent index for the UPC. 50 most-cited cases extracted from 0 decisions (2,892 citations).
| # | Case | Division | Citations | Stands for | Filed | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPC_CFI_355/2023 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE ORIGINAL PLATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE | Dusseldorf LD | 5 | jurisdictioninvalidity defence without revocation counterclaim for UK part – inter partes effect onlyjurisdiction — non-UPC validated patents | Oct 11, 2023 | Revoked |
| 2 | UPC_CFI_361/2025 DETERMINISTIC UE BEHAVIOUR FOR CSI/SRS REPORTING DURING DRX | Paris LD | 5 | proceduralParis LD confidentiality order (impugned)Paris LD FRAND infringement action | — | Dismissed |
| 3 | UPC_CFI_471/2023 Method for presenting rate-adaptive streams | Mannheim LD | 4 | infringement by equivalentsinfringement by equivalents – harmonised approach within UPCnumber of authorised representatives in confidentiality proceedings | Dec 13, 2023 | Not infringed |
| 4 | UPC_CFI_390/2023 WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER | Munich LD | 4 | director liability for patent infringementFRANDprocedural | Oct 27, 2023 | Costs only |
| 5 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING LIGHT ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | The Hague LD | 3 | infringement by equivalentsinfringement | Jul 12, 2023 | Infringed |
| 6 | UPC_CFI_169/2024 | Hamburg LD | 3 | place of infringement under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA construed like Art. 7(2) Brussels Iajurisdictionjurisdiction; place of infringement | Apr 9, 2024 | — |
| 7 | UPC_CFI_214/2023 DIGITALLY OVERLAYING AN IMAGE WITH ANOTHER IMAGE | Helsinki LD | 3 | jurisdictionurgency | Jul 10, 2023 | Procedural only |
| 8 | UPC_CFI_16/2024 SEARCH DEVICE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SEARCH DEVICE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS | Dusseldorf LD | 3 | additional pleading; R. 36 RoPadditional pleading under R.36 RoPpublication of decision - discretion under Art. 80 UPCA | Jan 18, 2024 | — |
| 9 | UPC_CFI_210/2023 Radio Communication Device and Radio Communication Method | Mannheim LD | 3 | language regimeconfidentiality regime for licence agreements | Jul 31, 2023 | Infringed |
| 10 | UPC_CFI_809/2025 Hydraulic connector, in particular for a windscreen-wiper system of a motor vehicle | Dusseldorf LD | 3 | jurisdiction | Sep 16, 2025 | Procedural only |
| 11 | UPC_CFI_332/2024 Radio Communication Device and Radio Communication Method | Mannheim LD | 2 | security for costsservice refusal by Chinese authority | Jul 31, 2024 | — |
| 12 | UPC_CFI_373/2023 A DEVICE FOR CARBONATING A LIQUID WITH PRESSURIZED GAS | Dusseldorf LD | 2 | claim amendmentpublication of decision - discretion under Art. 80 UPCA | Oct 18, 2023 | Procedural only |
| 13 | UPC_CFI_514/2023 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND IC DESIGN METHOD | Munich LD | 2 | impugned order dismissing security for costs applicationunderlying infringement action | Jan 3, 2024 | — |
| 14 | UPC_CFI_9/2023 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK INFORMATION | Munich LD | 2 | impugned order on severance of actionangefochtene Anordnung zur Abtrennung | Jul 3, 2023 | Procedural only |
| 15 | UPC_CFI_376/2023 DEVICE FOR TREATING NIGHT TIME BREATHING PROBLEMS | Brussels LD | 2 | infringement by equivalents – common denominator test (same function, same effect)infringement by equivalents | Oct 23, 2023 | Not infringed |