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UPC CFI 1332/2026

Apr 20, 2026·EP4285308: SECURELY REGISTERING A SEQUENCE OF TRANSACTIONS

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Case details
Status
Written Phase
Action
Provisional measures
Category
Provisional Measures
Parties
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Dusseldorf LD
Judges
Technology
Computing & AI
Language
German
First decided
Apr 27, 2026
Last decision
Jul 15, 2026
Decisions
  • 2026-07-15
    Provisional measuresPublic

    Summary: The court issued a confidentiality/secrecy order classifying certain information from the respondents' submission as confidential under Art. 58 UPCA and R. 262A RoP, restricting claimant's access to its legal and patent representatives only. The claimant's applications of 25 June 2026 and 6 July 2026 to disclose the expert's infringement summary result (para. 68 of the expert's report) were rejected.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Confidentiality of expert report infringement summary (R. 262A RoP)
    • Access restriction to confidential information (R. 9.1 RoP)
    • Modification of confidentiality order (R. 333 RoP)
  • 2026-04-27
    Application for provisional measuresPublic

    Summary: The Local Division Düsseldorf granted an ex parte inspection and evidence preservation order (Inspektions- und Beweissicherungsanordnung) under Art. 60 UPCA and Rules 194(d), 196, 197, 199 RoP in respect of EP 4 285 308 B8. The order authorises a court-appointed expert to inspect the respondents' premises in Berlin and Munich, secure digital and physical evidence relating to the 'Swissbit Cloud-TSE 2' product, and prepare a written expert report; the order becomes effective only upon the claimant lodging security of EUR 10,000. The application for four claimant representatives to be present was partially rejected, limiting attendance to one legal and one patent-attorney representative per site.

    Show the legal issues (7)
    • Ex parte inspection and evidence preservation order under Art. 60 UPCA and Rules 194(d), 196, 197, 199 RoP
    • Probable infringement of claims 1, 6-10, 12 of EP 4 285 308 B8 by 'Swissbit Cloud-TSE 2' product
    • Urgency and risk of evidence being concealed or removed to Switzerland
    • Proportionality of inspection measures and limitation of attending representatives
    • Security for costs/damages under Rule 196.6 RoP in ex parte orders
    • Secrecy/confidentiality protection orders for inspection participants
    • Use of expert report and inspection results limited to main proceedings against respondents
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Receipt2026-08-20Not public
Cover sheet2026-08-20Not public
Further pleadings2026-08-20Not public
action.communication.general2026-08-14Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-08-13Not public
Order2026-08-13Public
Receipt2026-08-13Not public
Cover sheet2026-08-13Not public
Document Claimant2026-08-13Not public
action.communication.general2026-08-12Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-08-12Not public
Order2026-08-12Public
Receipt2026-08-11Not public
Cover sheet2026-08-11Not public
Receipt2026-08-11Not public
Cover sheet2026-08-11Not public
Application document Defendant2026-08-11Not public
Further pleadings2026-08-11Not public
Further pleadings2026-08-11Not public
action.publishOrderDecision.order2026-07-16Not public
Order2026-07-15Public
action.issueOrder.order2026-07-13Not public
Order2026-07-13Not public
Receipt2026-07-09Not public
Cover sheet2026-07-09Not public
Further pleadings2026-07-09Not public
Receipt2026-07-09Not public
Cover sheet2026-07-09Not public
Document Defendant2026-07-09Not public
Application document Defendant2026-07-09Not public
Receipt2026-07-08Not public
Cover sheet2026-07-08Not public
Further pleadings2026-07-08Not public
Receipt2026-07-06Not public
Cover sheet2026-07-06Not public
Fee2026-07-06Not public
Proof of payment2026-07-06Not public
Exhibit Claimant2026-07-06Not public
Application document Claimant2026-07-06Not public
Receipt2026-06-29Not public
Cover sheet2026-06-29Not public
Further pleadings2026-06-29Not public
action.communication.general2026-06-26Not public
Receipt2026-06-25Not public
Cover sheet2026-06-25Not public
Application document Claimant2026-06-25Not public
action.summons.oralHearing2026-06-24Not public
Order2026-06-24Not public
Receipt2026-06-23Not public
Cover sheet2026-06-23Not public
Document2026-06-23Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-06-19Not public
Order2026-06-19Not public
Receipt2026-06-18Not public
Cover sheet2026-06-18Not public
Document Defendant2026-06-18Not public
action.communication.general2026-06-18Not public
Receipt2026-06-18Not public
Cover sheet2026-06-18Not public
Application document Defendant2026-06-18Not public
Receipt2026-06-17Not public
Cover sheet2026-06-17Not public
Document2026-06-17Not public
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Note2026-06-16Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-06-15Not public
Order2026-06-15Not public
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Final Order2026-05-22Public
Service Receipt/Service Document2026-05-22Not public
action.publishOrderDecision.case2026-05-21Not public
action.issueDecision.decision2026-04-27Not public
Final Order2026-04-27Not public
Receipt2026-04-20Not public
Cover sheet2026-04-20Not public
Fee2026-04-20Not public
Application for provisional measures2026-04-20Not public
Exhibit Claimant2026-04-20Not public
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Proof of payment2026-04-20Not public
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Probable infringement of claims 6-9, 1, 10 and 12 of EP 4 285 308 B8 by the Swissbit Cloud-TSE 2 product, based on BSI certification documents confirming features 6.1-6.4a and 6.5, and expert opinion supporting high probability of features 6.4b and 6.6a/b

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 60 UPCA, R. 194(d), 196 RoP

  • Risk that evidence would be concealed or moved to Switzerland if advance notice given to respondents, justifying ex parte procedure

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 197 RoP (ex parte)

  • Inspection measures are minimally invasive and do not restrict respondents' continued use of the accused embodiment

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 60 UPCA, proportionality

  • Proposed court expert (Patent Attorney Lars Grannemann, Cohausz & Florack) is suitable for the technical subject matter

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 196 RoP
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • Request to have four named claimant UPC representatives present at both inspection sites simultaneously was excessive; only one legal and one patent-attorney representative per site allowed

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 196 RoP, proportionality

  • Request for a provisional costs order under Rule 211.1(d) RoP was rejected as inapplicable to inspection/evidence preservation proceedings

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 211.1(d) RoP (not applicable by analogy)