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_CoA_523/2024 HERBICIDE COMPOSITIONS | Court of Appeal | 10 | cost decision should be issued in inter partes PI proceedingssecurity for enforcement is discretionary; defendant must raise at first instancesecurity discretion in inter partes provisional measures | Sep 11, 2024 | Procedural only |
| 2 | UPC_CoA_404/2023 | Court of Appeal | 9 | jurisdictionbalancing of interests in public access to registerbalance of interests favours access after case is closed | — | Dismissed |
| 3 | UPC_CoA_188/2024 Method for presenting rate-adaptive streams | Court of Appeal | 8 | jurisdictionplace of infringement under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA construed like Art. 7(2) Brussels Iajurisdiction over internet-based infringement; place of damage | Apr 22, 2024 | Dismissed |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION | Munich LD | 6 | jurisdictionimpugned provisional measures orderurgency | Jun 1, 2023 | PI granted |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | UPC_CoA_101/2024 | Court of Appeal | 4 | language regimelanguage change — circumstances relevant to fairnesslanguage regime; principles for deciding language change application | Feb 29, 2024 | — |
| 10 | UPC_CoA_534/2024 WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER | Court of Appeal | 4 | indirect infringementdelivery up to bailiff as proportionate provisional measureArt. 32 UPCA and Brussels I jurisdiction | Sep 20, 2024 | Infringed |
| 11 | UPC_CFI_380/2024 FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS ACCESS TOOL, INSERTION MECHANISM AND BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING FOR USE THEREWITH | Milan CD | 4 | impugned order dismissing provisional measures applicationintervention — distinction of direct vs indirect interestcosts in intervention sub-proceedings | Jul 3, 2024 | PI denied |
| 12 | UPC_CoA_182/2024 SEARCH DEVICE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SEARCH DEVICE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS | Court of Appeal | 4 | jurisdictionamend its case under Rule 263.2 – applies even in provisional measuresurgency – calculation of delay from awareness of facts sufficient for PI application | Apr 18, 2024 | PI granted |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | UPC_CFI_390/2023 WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER | Munich LD | 4 | director liability for patent infringementFRANDprocedural | Oct 27, 2023 | Costs only |
| 15 | UPC_CFI_701/2024 CLAY-BASED HEMOSTATIC AGENTS AND DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY THEREOF | Hamburg LD | 4 | cost decision in PI proceedings – Hamburg LD practicecost decision in inter partes provisional measurescost decision in provisional measures proceedings concludes action | Nov 19, 2024 | — |
| 16 | UPC_CFI_124/2024 TREATMENT OF PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA PATIENTS BY AN INHIBITOR OF COMPLEMENT | Hamburg LD | 4 | cost decision in PI proceedings – Hamburg LD practicecost decision in inter partes provisional measurescost decision justified in provisional measures proceedings | Mar 19, 2024 | PI denied |
| 17 | UPC_CoA_768/2024 | Court of Appeal | 4 | infringement by equivalentscosts — minor excess claim not justifying additional costsclaim construction; court must independently construe claims as matter of law | Dec 4, 2024 | — |
| 18 | UPC_CoA_486/2023 | Court of Appeal | 3 | discretionary reviewjurisdictionjurisdiction — general principle requiring panel review before appeal of case management order | Dec 29, 2023 | Procedural only |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | UPC_CoA_22/2024 | Court of Appeal | 3 | stay of proceedingsjurisdiction | Jan 23, 2024 | — |
| 21 | UPC_CoA_301/2024 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES | Court of Appeal | 3 | urgency (PI)security for coststest for suspensive effect — manifestly erroneous impugned order or appeal devoid of purpose | Jun 5, 2024 | Procedural only |
| 22 | UPC_CoA_265/2024 | Court of Appeal | 3 | claimant may rely on supplementary jurisdictional grounds in replyprinciples for challenging power of representation under R.285.1 RoPclaimant may supplement jurisdiction basis in rejoinder | May 24, 2024 | — |
| 23 | UPC_CoA_456/2024 | Court of Appeal | 3 | claimant may rely on supplementary jurisdictional grounds in replyclaimant may supplement jurisdiction basis in rejoinderadmission of new arguments into proceedings | Aug 2, 2024 | — |
| 24 | 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 | — |
| 25 | UPC_CFI_214/2023 DIGITALLY OVERLAYING AN IMAGE WITH ANOTHER IMAGE | Helsinki LD | 3 | jurisdictionurgency | Jul 10, 2023 | Procedural only |