UPC CFI 1407/2026

Apr 24, 2026·EP4108769 · A METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND PURIFYING RNA, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE STEP OF TANGENTIAL FLOW FILTRATION

Case details: Status
Written Phase
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties: Claimants
CureVac Manufacturing GmbHOperating co.
Representatives
Judith Krens-Pinsent Masons
Respondents
Moderna, Inc.Operating co.
Moderna Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
Moderna Switzerland GmbHOperating co.
Moderna Biotech Spain SLOperating co.
ModernaTX, Inc.Operating co.
Moderna Poland Sp. z o.o.Operating co.
Moderna Biotech UK LimitedOperating co.
SAS Moderna FranceOperating co.
Moderna Germany GmbHOperating co.
Moderna Italy S.R.L.Operating co.
Moderna Norway ASOperating co.
Moderna Sweden ABOperating co.
Moderna Portugal Unipessoal LDAOperating co.
Representatives
Rutger Kleemans-Freshfields
Division: The Hague LD
Judges: Margot Kokke
François Thomas
Robert van Peursem
Xavier Dorland-Galliot
Technology: Chemistry
Biotechnology
Language: English
First decided: Sep 14, 2026
EPO Opposition: COHAUSZ & FLORACK Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbBAdmissible2024-02-27
Höpfner, SebastianWithdrawn2024-05-29
Pfizer Inc.Admissible2024-02-29
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD (SPECIALITIES) LLPAdmissible2024-05-30
James Poole LimitedAdmissible2024-05-30
ModernaTX, Inc.Intervention2026-05-20

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
The Hague LD	Locked	Locked
Judge Margot Kokke	Locked	Locked
Judge François Thomas	—	Locked
Judge Robert van Peursem	—	Locked
Judge Xavier Dorland-Galliot	Locked	Locked

At the UPC: CureVac Manufacturing GmbH (2 cases)·Moderna Group (20 cases)

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Decisions

2026-09-14
InfringementPublic
Summary: The Hague Local Division case management order (judge-rapporteur Kokke, 11 Sep 2026) in CureVac Manufacturing GmbH v Moderna Inc. and twelve Moderna affiliates (EP 4 108 769, RNA purification by tangential flow filtration; counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_3154/2026): Moderna's R. 19 preliminary objection on international jurisdiction is deferred to the main proceedings under R. 20.2 RoP, its R. 361 request regarding non-UPC states is dismissed, its R. 262A confidentiality application is provisionally granted (representatives only), and the parties are heard on the intended Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA decision not to bifurcate.
Show the legal issues (4)
- R. 19 RoP preliminary objection on international jurisdiction deferred under R. 20.2 RoP
- R. 361 RoP within a preliminary objection
- Provisional R. 262A RoP confidentiality order
- Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA bifurcation after a counterclaim for revocation

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