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No merits decisions in the current scope.

• Procedural & sub-applications54

• Munich LD21 casesPI grant rate: —Infringement rate: —Revocation rate: —
• The Hague LD16 casesPI grant rate: —Infringement rate: —Revocation rate: —
• Dusseldorf LD10 casesPI grant rate: —Infringement rate: —Revocation rate: —
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• 2025-10-17UPC_CFI_404/2025Munich LDCosts onlyThe Munich Local Division issued a costs decision in favour of Edwards Lifesciences against Meril, ruling on the reasonableness and proportionality of claimed costs including travel expenses and multiple representatives, and awarding costs in proceedings of above-average complexity.
• 2025-09-25UPC_CFI_897/2025The Hague LDProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division issued an ex parte order for preservation of evidence (physical seizure of the SD-14010 seed counting machine) at the Seed meets Technology 2025 trade fair against Turkish company Esde Makine, regarding alleged infringement of Data Detection Technologies' EP 2 569 713.
• 2025-09-11UPC_APP_36707/2025The Hague LDPI grantedThe 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and recall orders and an interim costs award of €56,000; the application against defendant 1 (Wasombouw) was withdrawn after settlement.
• 2025-09-11UPC_APP_35855/2025Dusseldorf LDCosts onlyOrder of the Düsseldorf Local Division (full panel) on Ona Patents SL's applications for reimbursement of court fees and release of security for costs following withdrawal of the infringement action against Apple Inc. and related entities. The parties agreed to cover their own costs. The court ordered reimbursement of 40% of court fees (EUR 20,000) under Rule 370.9(b)(ii) RoP, treating the case as equivalent to withdrawal in the interim procedure given the depth of the judge-rapporteur's involvement (an August 2025 order requesting extensive documentation comparable to a Rule 103 order). The security provided by Ona Patents was released under Rule 352.2 RoP.
• 2025-08-19UPC_CFI_131/2025Brussels LDProcedural onlyFinal rectification order from the Brussels Local Division dated 19 August 2025 pursuant to R. 353 RoP, correcting a material error (arithmetic mistake) in an earlier costs order. The order clarifies that a rectification under R. 353 RoP is limited to correcting material errors, clerical mistakes and arithmetic errors, and cannot be used to reopen the reasoning of the earlier decision. The court also held that a rectification order does not affect the time limits for appeal relating to alleged legal errors in the original decision.
• 2025-08-15UPC_APP_34897/2025The Hague LDProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division granted parties' mutual request to stay the infringement proceedings until 13 February 2026 under Rule 295(d) RoP, following a joint application indicating settlement discussions.
• 2025-08-13UPC_APP_11672/2025The Hague LDNot infringedThe 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.
• 2025-07-25ACT_7974/2025Brussels LDCosts onlyDecision of the Brussels Local Division on costs (Rule 156 RoP) following dismissal of infringement claims in the main proceedings (UPC_CFI_376/2023) brought by a claimant against OrthoApnea S.L. and Vivisol B BV. The Court set out principles for cost recovery including timing of requests for ceiling adjustments, burden of proof for claimed costs, and excluded translation costs and certain security-related costs as non-recoverable.