- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Patent infringed)Set aside on appeal, Mar 27, 2026ActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Respondents
- NUC Electronics Europe GmbHOperating co.
- WARMCOOKOperating co.
Representatives- Christian Kau-Preu Bohlig & Partner
- Division
- Mannheim LD
- Technology
- Other fieldsConsumer products
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Mar 11, 2025
- Last decision
- May 5, 2026
- Appealed
- Set aside by UPC CoA 409/2025 · Mar 27, 2026
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Mannheim LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Tochtermann | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Dirk Böttcher | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Pierluigi Perrotti | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Hurom Co., Ltd. (29 cases)·NUC Electronics Group (29 cases)
This dispute contains 11 other proceedings
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- 2026-05-05Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: Following the Court of Appeal's dismissal of the underlying infringement action, the Claimant withdrew its penalty payment requests against the Defendants under R. 354.4 RoP. The withdrawal was permitted and the enforcement proceedings were declared closed, with costs of the enforcement proceedings borne by the Claimant.
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- 2025-10-02Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: The Mannheim Local Division found that NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK infringed claim 1 of Hurom Co. Ltd.'s EP 2 028 981 (juice extractor) in Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom, ordering damages to be assessed and full disclosure of infringing sales; costs awarded to Hurom.
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- 2025-03-11Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: The Mannheim Local Division ordered a separation of proceedings under Rules 302.1, 303.2 and 340.2 RoP, splitting off claims related to Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the UK pending guidance from the ECJ (Case C-339/22) on international jurisdiction under the Brussels Ia Regulation.
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- 2025-03-11
Summary: Hurom's patent EP 2 028 981 (slow juicer) was found infringed by NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK. An injunction was granted covering France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark and Romania. Defendants were ordered to pay damages (amount to be determined), provide information, destroy/recall infringing products, and pay EUR 56,000 in interim legal costs. The court also addressed the intertemporal application of UPCA substantive law to acts committed before and after 1 June 2023. Partial dismissal of remaining requests. Value in dispute set at EUR 675,000.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Intertemporal application of UPCA substantive law vs national law to acts before and after 1 June 2023
- Patent infringement of slow juicer device
- Scope of information right under Art. 67 and 68 UPCA
- Long-arm jurisdiction covering non-CMS territories
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Other Documents | 2026-07-06 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-05-05 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-05-05 | Public |
| Communication | 2026-04-13 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-04-10 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-04-10 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2026-04-10 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-03-31 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-03-31 | Not public |
| Document Defendant | 2026-03-31 | Not public |
Hurom Co., Ltd. succeeded in its infringement action against NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK for infringement of claim 1 of EP 2 028 981 (slow juicer/juice extractor) in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Romania at the Mannheim Local Division. The court issued an injunction, ordered damages, disclosure of sales information, destruction and recall of infringing products, and EUR 56,000 in interim legal costs, while establishing key principles on the intertemporal application of UPCA substantive law to ongoing infringement acts.
Direct infringement of claim 1 of EP 2 028 981 by NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark and Romania
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 25(a) UPCANote: The court found literal infringement of the juice extractor's claim 1 by the defendants' products in the named Contracting Member States and granted injunctive relief.
UPCA substantive law applies to ongoing infringement acts continued after 1 June 2023, even if started before entry into force
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 25 UPCANote: Court established that for ongoing acts continuing after 1 June 2023, UPCA applies; parties may rely on more-favourable national law for acts before that date.
Right to information under Art. 67 UPCA encompasses time periods before UPCA entry into force
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 67 UPCA; Art. 68(3) UPCA; R. 191 RoPNote: Court held that the information remedy extends to pre-UPCA periods despite the intertemporal boundary.
Remaining requests beyond injunction, damages, information, destruction, and recall
ClaimantReason: Action dismissed in other respects; no detail in excerpt as to specific rejected requests beyond partial dismissal language.
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