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_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
2	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	—