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UPC CFI 1310/2025
Oct 27, 2025·EP4024777 Unitary patent · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A FIXED ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Withdrawn)ActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Respondents
- Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedOperating co.
- Edge Network Services LimitedOperating co.
- Meta Platforms, Inc.Operating co.
Representatives- Fabian Schubach
- Division
- Mannheim LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringDigital communication
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Sep 18, 2026
- EPO Opposition
- Braun-Dullaeus, Karl-UlrichWithdrawn2026-01-09
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud GmbH2026-03-11
- Edge Network Services Limited2026-05-18
How this compares
The court's record for this kind of case, counted in first-instance rulings. A figure in brackets is the number of rulings a rate rests on.
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Mannheim LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Tochtermann | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Sender Tobias | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Carine Gillet | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Johannes Mesa Pascasio | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: NovaCloud Licensing LLC (3 cases)·Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (8 cases)
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Decisions
- 2026-09-18infringement
Summary: The Mannheim Local Division permitted NovaCloud Licensing's withdrawal of its infringement action against Meta (EP 4 024 777) and the defendants' withdrawal of their counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_1737/2026), declared both closed with no cost decision requested, and ordered 50% of the infringement action's court fees (EUR 7,500) reimbursed, rejecting the request for 60%.
Show the legal issues (2)
- Withdrawal of action and counterclaim (R. 265 RoP)
- Reimbursement rate under R. 370.9(b) RoP keyed to the date of the withdrawal application
Documents
Show all 221 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Order | 2026-10-01 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-10-01 | Public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-01 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-10-01 | Not public |
| Application document Defendant | 2026-10-01 | Not public |
| Communication | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Publication of decision | 2026-09-24 | Not public |