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UPC CFI 159/2024

Apr 3, 2024·EP2028981 · JUICE EXTRACTOR

Action number: ACT 17336/2024

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Case details
Status
Case Closed (Patent infringed)Set aside on appeal, Mar 27, 2026
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Claimants
Representatives
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Mannheim LD
Judges
Technology
  • Other fields
    Consumer products
Language
English
First decided
Mar 11, 2025
Last decision
May 5, 2026
Appealed
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 foundMedian days to first decision
All UPC53% (62/117)124
Mannheim LDLockedLocked
Judge Peter TochtermannLockedLocked
Judge Dirk BöttcherLockedLocked
Judge Pierluigi PerrottiLockedLocked

At the UPC: Hurom Co., Ltd. (29 cases)·NUC Electronics Group (29 cases)

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Decisions
  • 2026-05-05
    Infringement 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.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Withdrawal of penalty payment requests under R. 354.4 RoP
    • Application of R. 265 RoP by analogy to withdrawal of penalty request
    • Costs of enforcement proceedings
  • 2025-10-02
    Infringement 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.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Patent infringement (juice extractor)
    • Multi-country UPC infringement (Poland, Spain, UK)
    • Damages and disclosure order
  • 2025-03-11
    Infringement 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.

    Show the legal issues (4)
    • Separation of proceedings (Rule 302.1 RoP)
    • ECJ reference C-339/22 (BSH Hausgeräte)
    • International jurisdiction under Brussels Ia Regulation
    • UPC jurisdiction for non-UPCA states
  • 2025-03-11
    Public

    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
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Decision2025-10-02Not public
Decision2025-10-02Public
Final order to technically close the workflow2025-09-17Public
17365/2024/H/MANLOC/UPC2025040909AM2025-09-11Not public
17365/2024/H/MANLOC/UPC2025040909AM2025-09-11Not public
Hurom v Warmcook Comments re Penalty Request2025-09-04Not public
Hurom v NUC Electronics Europe Comments re Penalty Request2025-09-04Not public
invitation to comment2025-08-21Not public
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2025-08-20 Comments to Request for Penalty Payment vs NUC Europe2025-08-20Not public
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oral hearing2025-08-06Public
technical closure of the workflow2025-08-04Public
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2025-07-29 Request for Extension of Deadline PBP to UPC LD Mannheim_Warmcook_signed2025-07-30Not public
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final order R 262 A2025-06-10Not public
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technical order to close the workflow2025-06-02Public
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final order R. 262A RoP2025-06-02Public
Comments On An Application To Protect Confidential Information UPC_CFI_159_20242025-05-28Not public
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pre-order R 262A RoP2025-05-20Not public
Receipt2025-05-16Not public
2025-05-15 Confidentiality Request PBP to the UPC LD Mannheim (NUC EU_ Warmcook)_R262A2025-05-16Not public
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2025-05-13 Comments PBP to the UPC LD Mannheim (NUC Europe and Warmcook)2025-05-13Not public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-04-22Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-04-17Not public
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Notice of intention to enforce2025-03-31Not public
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final decision infringement2025-03-11Public
DecisionOutcome2025-03-11Not public
Order separation of proceedings2025-03-11Public
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Statement PBP to the UPC LD Mannheim (NUC Europe and Warmcook)2025-01-21Not public
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Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-01-21Not public
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Statement PBP to the UPC LD Mannheim (NUC Europe and Warmcook)2025-01-07Not public
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2024-10-18_Rejoinder_PBP_to_the_UPC_Mannheim_(NUK_Europe_and_Warmcook)2024-10-18Not public
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Outcome of the Order2024-08-06Not public
order closing the workflow2024-08-06Public
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2024-07-30 Application PBP to the UPC Mannheim (NUK Europe and Warmcook)_submission of USB stick2024-07-30Not public
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2024-07-22 Application PBP to the UPC Mannheim (NUK Europe and Warmcook)_submission of evidence2024-07-22Not public
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Exhibit_D04a_Korean_Supreme_Court_decision_Case_No_2012Hu467_EN2024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D11_Article_EPLP_2024_1092024-07-18Not public
Exhibit_D07a_Kuvings_AUTO10_Hands-Free_Slow_Juicer2024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D09_WARMCOOK_TERMS2024-07-18Not public
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2024-07-18 Statement of defense PBP to the UPC Mannheim (NUK Europe and Warmcook)2024-07-18Not public
Exhibit_D03a_Korean_Patent_Court_decision_Case_No_2011Heo6499_EN2024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D02_Feature_analysis_Claim-1_EP9812024-07-18Not public
Exhibit_D04_Korean_Supreme_Court_decision_Case_No_2012Hu4672024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D10_Article_Propriete_Industrielle_2023_92024-07-18Not public
2024-07-18 Statement of defense PBP to the UPC Mannheim (NUK Europe and Warmcook)2024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D03_Korean_Patent_Court_decision_Case_No_2011Heo64992024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D11_Article_EPLP_2024_1092024-07-18Not public
Exhibit_D04a_Korean_Supreme_Court_decision_Case_No_2012Hu467_EN2024-07-18Not public
Exhibit_D07a_Kuvings_AUTO10_Hands-Free_Slow_Juicer2024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D04_Korean_Supreme_Court_decision_Case_No_2012Hu4672024-07-18Not public
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Exhibit_D02_Feature_analysis_Claim-1_EP9812024-07-18Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-06-12Not public
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Einlieferungsbeleg WARMCOOK2024-04-17Not public
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Letter for Service2024-04-10Not public
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Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-04-04Not public
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Plain-English summary

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.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • 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) UPCA

    Note: 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 UPCA

    Note: 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 RoP

    Note: Court held that the information remedy extends to pre-UPCA periods despite the intertemporal boundary.

Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • Remaining requests beyond injunction, damages, information, destruction, and recall

    Claimant

    Reason: Action dismissed in other respects; no detail in excerpt as to specific rejected requests beyond partial dismissal language.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Intertemporal applicability of UPCA: acts after 1 June 2023 governed by UPCA; pre-UPCA acts governed by national law; ongoing acts continuing after 1 June 2023 governed by UPCA with parties able to invoke favourable national law for earlier actsRight to information (Art. 67 UPCA) extends to pre-entry-into-force periodsNon-formalistic assessment of whether infringement acts are 'ongoing' for intertemporal purposesDestruction, recall, and definitive removal from commerce available as injunctive remedies

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