Security for costs
R.158 RoP / Art.69(4) UPCA orders — bond size, grant rate, forfeiture rate, division and entity-type breakdown for underwriters.
Security orders captured
103
Cases with a non-unclear status (incidental references excluded).
Median amount ordered
€200k
EUR-normalized; falls back to requested amount when ordered is null.
Grant rate
76%
Granted / (granted + dismissed). (n=94)
Forfeiture rate
18%
Consumed by costs award / (posted + released + consumed). The signal underwriters care most about. (n=11)
Order volume over time
Quarterly count of security-for-costs orders, dated by the first decision in each case that mentions security.
Amount distribution
EUR-normalized amounts (log-binned). Stacked by entity type of the posting party. EUR=1, USD=0.92, GBP=1.17, CHF=1.05; other currencies displayed in native amount.
Status breakdown
Distribution of security_status values across cases in scope.
By division
Order count and median EUR amount per division (top 6).
- Court of AppealOrders: 42Median (EUR): €200k
- Munich LDOrders: 23Median (EUR): €600k
- Paris CDOrders: 8Median (EUR): €300k
- Dusseldorf LDOrders: 7Median (EUR): €200k
- Hamburg LDOrders: 6Median (EUR): €56k
- Paris LDOrders: 5Median (EUR): €27k
By entity type (posting party)
Operating cos and NPEs both face security orders. Forfeiture rate is the underwriter's risk signal.
| Entity type | Orders | Median (EUR) | Forfeiture rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | €123k | 33% |
| NPE | 21 | €100k | 17% |
| Operating company | 16 | €200k | 0% |
Recent orders
30 most recent security orders in scope.
| Date | Case | Division | Requesting | Posting | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | UPC_CFI_1357/2025 | Brussels LD | respondent | Establishment Labs S.A. | €600k | Ordered |
| 2026-03-13 | UPC_CFI_927/2025 | Milan CD | respondent | La Siddhi Consultancy Limited | €112k | Ordered |
| 2026-02-18 | UPC_CoA_890/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Syntorr LP | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2026-02-18 | UPC_CoA_889/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Syntorr LP | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2026-02-04 | UPC_CFI_530/2025 | Paris LD | respondent | KEEEX SAS | — | Posted |
| 2025-12-24 | UPC_APP_20809/2025 | Court of Appeal | — | Sumi Agro LimitedOperating company | — | Fully released |
| 2025-12-18 | UPC_CFI_104/2025 | Paris CD | claimant | — | €500k | Dismissed |
| 2025-12-12 | UPC_CFI_525/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | ASUS Technology Licensing Inc. | — | Ordered |
| 2025-11-06 | UPC_CFI_1443/2025 | Hamburg LD | — | Brita SE | €50k | Ordered |
| 2025-10-30 | UPC_CoA_8/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Bhagat Textile Engineers | €19k | Consumed by costs award |
| 2025-10-28 | UPC_CFI_729/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | BF exaQC AG | €85k | Ordered |
| 2025-09-15 | UPC_APP_20197/2025 | Mannheim LD | respondent | TOTAL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC | — | Ordered |
| 2025-09-11 | UPC_APP_35855/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | respondent | Ona Patents SLNPE | — | Fully released |
| 2025-08-26 | UPC_APP_33609/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | Huawei GroupOperating company | — | Ordered |
| 2025-08-21 | UPC_APP_34189/2025 | Paris CD | — | Ballinno B.V.NPE | €25k | Fully released |
| 2025-08-15 | UPC_APP_34336/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Ballinno B.V.NPE | €25k | Fully released |
| 2025-08-14 | ORD_34872/2025 | Hamburg LD | claimant | Ballinno B.V.NPE | €56k | Consumed by costs award |
| 2025-08-11 | UPC_APP_20446/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | Syntorr LP | €2.0M | Ordered |
| 2025-07-23 | UPC_APP_32598/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Visibly Inc. | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2025-07-09 | UPC_CoA_430/2025 | Court of Appeal | claimant | JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.Operating company | €200k | Ordered |
| 2025-07-09 | APL_23095/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.Operating company | €200k | Ordered |
| 2025-07-03 | UPC_APP_2945/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | Headwater Research LLCNPE | — | Ordered |
| 2025-07-03 | UPC_APP_47877/2024 | Munich LD | respondent | Headwater Research LLCNPE | — | Ordered |
| 2025-07-03 | UPC_APP_2947/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | Motorola GroupOperating company | — | Ordered |
| 2025-07-03 | UPC_APP_47247/2024 | Munich LD | respondent | Headwater Research LLCNPE | — | Ordered |
| 2025-07-02 | UPC_APP_28415/2025 | Munich LD | claimant | — | — | Requested (pending) |
| 2025-07-01 | ORD_31755/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Visibly Inc. | €75k | Appealed |
| 2025-06-26 | UPC_APP_26135/2025 | Hamburg LD | respondent | Visibly Inc. | — | Dismissed |
| 2025-06-26 | APL_36389/2024 | Court of Appeal | claimant | Kinexon Sports & Media GmbHOperating company | €56k | Ordered |
| 2025-06-26 | UPC_APP_28639/2025 | Court of Appeal | claimant | Easee B.V. | €75k | Appealed |