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
60
Cases with a non-unclear status (incidental references excluded).
Median amount ordered
€75k
EUR-normalized; falls back to requested amount when ordered is null.
Grant rate
75%
Granted / (granted + dismissed). (n=57)
Forfeiture rate
13%
Consumed by costs award / (posted + released + consumed). The signal underwriters care most about. (n=8)
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: 18Median (EUR): €75k
- Munich LDOrders: 16Median (EUR): €2.0M
- Paris CDOrders: 7Median (EUR): €163k
- Dusseldorf LDOrders: 5Median (EUR): €200k
- Hamburg LDOrders: 5Median (EUR): €56k
- Paris LDOrders: 3Median (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 | 36 | €75k | 0% |
| NPE | 15 | €56k | 20% |
| Operating company | 9 | €200k | 0% |
Recent orders
30 most recent security orders in scope.
| Date | Case | Division | Requesting | Posting | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | UPC_APP_20809/2025 | Court of Appeal | — | Sumi Agro LimitedOperating company | — | Fully released |
| 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 |
| 2025-07-03 | 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 | UPC_APP_28639/2025 | Court of Appeal | claimant | Easee B.V. | €75k | Appealed |
| 2025-05-30 | UPC_APP_57843/2024 | Hamburg LD | claimant | Easee B.V. | €75k | Ordered |
| 2025-05-21 | UPC_APP_16529/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | respondent | — | — | Requested (pending) |
| 2025-05-20 | UPC_APP_23094/2025 | Court of Appeal | claimant | Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.Operating company | €200k | Appealed |
| 2025-05-12 | ORD_60967/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Ballinno B.V.NPE | — | Appealed |
| 2025-05-09 | UPC_APP_18705/2025 | Hamburg LD | respondent | — | — | Dismissed |
| 2025-04-16 | UPC_APP_8962/2025 | Munich LD | claimant | AorticLab srl | — | Ordered |
| 2025-04-14 | UPC_APP_48223/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | respondent | Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.Operating company | €200k | Ordered |
| 2025-04-09 | UPC_APP_11272/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | Promosome LLC | €5.0M | Ordered |
| 2025-04-02 | UPC_APP_61657/2024 | Paris CD | claimant | Microsoft CorporationOperating company | — | Ordered |
| 2025-03-24 | UPC_CFI_814/2024 | Paris LD | respondent | TIRU | €10k | Ordered |
| 2025-03-05 | UPC_APP_6377/2025 | Court of Appeal | — | — | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2025-02-26 | UPC_APP_6598/2025 | Paris LD | respondent | — | — | Dismissed |
| 2025-02-19 | UPC_APP_2704/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Network System Technologies LLCNPE | — | Fully released |