UPC CFI 114/2024
Mar 12, 2024·EP3215288 +1 more: SINTERED METAL PREPARATION AND ITS USE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionInfringementCategoryMain Infringement Action
- Parties
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- Materials & Chemistry · Sintered Materials · Semiconductor Devices
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Feb 12, 2024
- Last decision
- Oct 10, 2025
- 2025-10-10Partially revokedInfringement meritsInfringement Action
The Munich Local Division dismissed Heraeus Electronics' infringement action against Vibrantz GmbH concerning EP 3 215 288 (metal sintering preparation) and partially allowed the counterclaim for revocation, with the patent maintained in amended form for certain claims; costs split 60% claimant / 40% defendant.
Legal issues:Patent infringement (dismissed)Partial revocation via counterclaimBinding effect of national nullity judgment (Art. 24.1(e) UPCA)Private prior use right (DE, FR, IT, RO) - 2024-12-02Application Rop 333
Procedural order (in German) addressing multiple applications in the infringement action by Heraeus Electronics against Vibrantz GmbH (EP 3 215 288, metal sintering preparation). The panel reviewed: (1) rejection of amendment to include indirect infringement of process claim; (2) amendment to include Romania; (3) Vibrantz's application to expand invalidity counterclaim to Romania; (4) replacement of counter-defendant in revocation counterclaim; and (5) various other claimant applications.
Legal issues:Amendment of claim to add indirect infringement (Rule 263 RoP)Extension of proceedings to RomaniaReview by panel (Rule 333 RoP)Replacement of counter-defendant in revocation counterclaim - 2024-02-12Infringement Action
The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order in Heraeus v Vibrantz, upholding the claimant's amendment of infringement claims to include indirect infringement of a process claim without requiring court leave, granting other amendments to extend claims to Romania, and allowing substitution of parties in the revocation counterclaim.
Legal issues:amendment of claim R.263 RoPreview of judge-rapporteur order R.333 RoPsubstitution of parties in revocation counterclaim
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Heraeus Electronics sued Vibrantz for infringement of EP 3 215 288 covering a sintered metal preparation for joining electronic components, at the Munich Local Division. The court partially revoked the patent on Vibrantz's counterclaim and dismissed the infringement action entirely because Vibrantz established a prior commercial use right in Germany, France, Italy and Romania. Costs were split 60% claimant / 40% respondent, reflecting mixed success.
prior public use (betriebliches Vorbenutzungsrecht) in DE, FR, IT, RO as defence to infringement
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 28 UPCA; national prior-use provisions of DE, FR, IT, RONote: The court upheld Vibrantz's prior-use right, which was a key reason the infringement action was dismissed after partial revocation.
counterclaim for partial revocation of EP 3 215 288 for added matter / lack of novelty over prior public use
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 138(1) EPC; Art. 65 UPCANote: The revocation counterclaim was partially successful; the patent was maintained in amended form for certain claims and revoked for others.
national res judicata effect of a prior German nullity judgment does not automatically bind the UPC on the same validity question
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 24(1)(e) UPCA; applicable national lawNote: The court accepted that national law governs binding effect of prior national nullity judgments (Leitsatz), which it resolved by resort to national law.
the infringement action should succeed on the remaining valid claims
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 28 UPCAReason: The infringement action was dismissed because the respondent's prior public use right neutralised liability even where the patent was not fully revoked.
full revocation of EP 3 215 288 including all amended claims
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 138 EPCReason: The Nichtigkeitswiderklage was only partially allowed; the patent survived in an amended form for certain claims (claims 4, 54, 65, 76, 87, 98 of the amended set).
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