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UPC CFI 1920/2025

Dec 10, 2025·EP3714978: SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES TO IMAGE A SAMPLE FOR BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Case details
Status
Written Phase
Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Bethan Hopewell (Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP); Joel Coles (Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP); Peter Fitzpatrick (Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP); Ellis King (Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP); Sara Nazaré (Nazaré, Lima, Piriquito Santos & Associados Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL)
Respondents
Reps: Marcus Grosch (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP); Johannes Bukow (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP); Anton Noldenn (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP); Kai Mütze (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)
Division
Lisbon LD
Judges
Technology
Measurement & Instrumentation · Lab Imaging · Measurement & Testing
Language
English
First decided
Apr 1, 2026
Decisions
  • 2026-04-01
    Infringement Action

    The court rejected the defendants' request to dismiss the infringement action under R. 361 RoP, finding that the omission of the 'fluidic device' limitation was a mere clerical error rather than a fundamental flaw warranting dismissal. The court also granted the claimant's request under R. 9 RoP to replace the original Statement of Claim with a corrected version, while allowing the defendants 10 days to respond to the specific corrections.

    Legal issues:R. 361 RoP request to dismiss action as manifestly lacking foundation in lawClerical error in Statement of Claim omitting 'fluidic device' limitation from claim 1 feature breakdown and injunctive reliefScope of injunctive relief relative to patent claim scopeR. 9 RoP correction of obvious mistake in Statement of ClaimWhether correction of SOC constitutes a change in the motion of the claim under R. 263 RoP
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Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • The omission of the 'fluidic device' limitation in the claim feature breakdown, SOC heading, and injunctive relief was a clerical error, not a substantive omission; the feature was addressed in the technical infringement analysis throughout the SOC

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 361 RoP; principles of proportionality and fairness

  • Correction of the SOC under R. 9 RoP does not constitute a change in the motion of the claim and should be admitted

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 9 RoP; CoA UPC_CoA_456/2024
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • The action manifestly lacks foundation in law because the Statement of Claim omitted the 'fluidic device' limitation from the infringement analysis, feature breakdown, and injunctive relief, resulting in a claim scope broader than the patent

    RespondentLegal basis: R. 361 RoP