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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).

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#	Case	Division	Citations	Stands for	Filed	Outcome
1	UPC_CFI_463/2023 METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR LOCALISED OR SPATIAL DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID IN A TISSUE SAMPLE	Dusseldorf LD	7	impugned order refusing change of languageproduction of unredacted documents for court review in confidentiality proceedingsurgency — delay of 2.5 months considered unacceptable under strict UPC case law	Dec 4, 2023	PI granted
2	UPC_CFI_452/2023 SEARCH DEVICE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SEARCH DEVICE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS	Dusseldorf LD	6	urgencyprosecution history / file wrapper estoppel – deleted description passages not valid interpretation materialclaim construction – prosecution history not admissible	Dec 1, 2023	PI granted
3	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
4	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	—
5	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
6	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