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UPC CFI 185/2026

Sep 29, 2025·EP3732827 Unitary patent · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING FUNCTIONAL DEVICES AVAILALBLE TO PARTICIPANTS OF MEETINGS

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Case details
Status
Oral Phase
Action
Counterclaim for revocation
Category
Counterclaim for revocation
Parties
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Brussels LD
Judges
Technology
  • Electrical engineering
    Digital communication
Language
English
First decided
Aug 17, 2026
Last decision
Oct 19, 2026
EPO Opposition
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.
Patent revokedMedian days to first decision
All UPC37% (34/91)124
Brussels LD—Locked
Judge Samuel GranataLockedLocked
Judge Petri RinkinenLockedLocked
Judge Mélanie BessaudLockedLocked
Judge Steven Kitchen—Locked

At the UPC: Yealink (Xiamen) Network Technology Co. Ltd. (9 cases)·Barco N.V. (9 cases)

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This dispute contains 7 other proceedings

UPC CoA 145/2026·UPC CoA 84/2026·UPC CFI 806/2025·UPC CoA 317/2025·UPC CoA 329/2025 and 2 more

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Decisions
  • 2026-10-19
    Counter claim for revocationPublic

    Summary: Procedural Order 2 of the Brussels Local Division (Judge-Rapporteur) after the interim conference: sets the value of the infringement action at EUR 1 million and the counterclaim at EUR 1.5 million (total EUR 2.5 million), asks the parties to report by 28 October 2026 on any agreement on recoverable costs, and confirms the oral hearing on 3 November 2026 with a timeframe. No substantive ruling.

    Show the legal issues (4)
    • Case value (R. 105.5 RoP interim conference follow-up)
    • Recoverable costs agreement
    • Scheduling of oral hearing and pleading timeframe
    • Effect of Court of Appeal confirmation of refusal of leave to amend (AR6)
  • 2026-09-14
    Counter claim for revocationPublic

    Summary: Brussels Local Division procedural order under R. 105.5 RoP (judge-rapporteur Granata, 14 Sep 2026) after the interim conference in BARCO NV v YEALINK (Xiamen) Network Technology and YEALINK (Europe) Network Technology (EP 3 732 827; infringement action UPC_CFI_806/2025 and counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_185/2026): the value is set at EUR 1 million for the infringement action and EUR 1.5 million for the counterclaim (EUR 2.5 million total), the parties must report any agreement on recoverable costs by 28 Oct 2026, and the oral hearing of 3 Nov 2026 is maintained or rescheduled depending on the Court of Appeal's ruling on the pending appeal against the order of 17 Aug 2026.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Interim conference order under R. 105 RoP
    • Value of a counterclaim for revocation: infringement value plus up to 50% under the court-fee guidelines
    • Scheduling of the oral hearing pending an appeal
  • 2026-08-17
    Counter claim for revocationPublic

    Summary: Procedural order dismissing BARCO's application for leave to amend the patent under R. 30.2 and R. 263 RoP, on the ground that the amendment could have been foreseen from the outset and that the applicant had not shown the required connection to the defendant's invalidity arguments. Leave to appeal granted.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • leave to change or amend the case (R. 263 RoP)
    • application to amend the patent (R. 30 RoP)
    • procedural efficiency
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Oral procedure opened2026-10-19Not public
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Order2026-10-19Not public
Order2026-10-19Public
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Communication2026-09-28Not public
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Publication of order2026-09-16Not public
Order2026-09-14Not public
Order2026-09-14Public
Communication2026-09-02Not public
Interim procedure opened2026-09-02Not public
Communication2026-08-26Not public
Other Documents2026-08-26Not public
Publication of order2026-08-18Not public
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Statement of rejoinder2026-07-20Not public
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Counterclaim rejoinder2026-06-19Not public
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Counterclaim reply2026-05-19Not public
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Counterclaim defence with Amend Patent2026-03-19Not public
Summons to oral hearing2026-03-17Not public
Summons to interim conference2026-03-17Not public
Order2026-03-17Not public
Order2026-03-17Public
Communication2026-03-04Not public
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