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UPC CFI 1920/2025

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

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Case details
Status
Interim Phase
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Division
Lisbon LD
Judges
Technology
  • Instruments
    Measurement
  • Chemistry
    Chemical engineering
Language
English
First decided
Apr 1, 2026
Last decision
Oct 16, 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.
Infringement foundMedian days to first decision
All UPC53% (62/117)124
Lisbon LD—Locked
Judge Rute LopesLockedLocked
Judge Stefan JohanssonLockedLocked
Judge Stefan SchillingLockedLocked
Judge Steen Wadskov-Hansen—Locked

At the UPC: Illumina, Inc. (2 cases)·Element Biosciences, Inc. (4 cases)

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Decisions
  • 2026-10-16
    InfringementPublic

    Summary: Order of the Lisbon Local Division following the interim conference under R. 105.5 RoP. It fixes the value of the infringement action at EUR 8,000,000 and the counterclaim for revocation at EUR 12,000,000, and sets deadlines for cost estimates, clarification of the infringement allegations, the hearing agenda and attendees. No substantive ruling.

    Show the legal issues (5)
    • Interim conference (R. 105.5 RoP)
    • Value of the case and recoverable costs ceiling
    • Added matter and inventive step attacks
    • Number of auxiliary requests
    • Conditional counterclaim for revocation
  • 2026-06-22
    Infringement ActionPublic

    Summary: The court issued a procedural order scheduling an Interim Conference for 16 October 2026 and an Oral Hearing for 17 December 2026. The panel confirmed it will hear the infringement action and counterclaim for revocation together, and appointed a Technically Qualified Judge.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Scheduling of interim conference and oral hearing
    • Consolidation of infringement action and counterclaim for revocation (R. 37.2 RoP)
    • Appointment of technically qualified judge
  • 2026-04-01
    Infringement ActionPublic

    Summary: 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.

    Show the legal issues (5)
    • R. 361 RoP request to dismiss action as manifestly lacking foundation in law
    • Clerical error in Statement of Claim omitting 'fluidic device' limitation from claim 1 feature breakdown and injunctive relief
    • Scope of injunctive relief relative to patent claim scope
    • R. 9 RoP correction of obvious mistake in Statement of Claim
    • Whether correction of SOC constitutes a change in the motion of the claim under R. 263 RoP
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Publication of order2026-10-20Not public
Hearing recording reference document2026-10-19Not public
Order2026-10-16Not public
Order2026-10-16Not public
Order2026-10-16Public
Interim procedure opened2026-10-15Not public
Communication2026-10-13Not public
Communication2026-10-12Not public
Receipt2026-10-09Not public
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Application document Defendant2026-10-09Not public
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Submission Defendant2026-10-07Not public
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Communication2026-09-17Not public
Other Documents2026-09-17Not public
Order2026-09-10Not public
Order2026-09-10Public
Receipt2026-09-07Not public
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Submission Defendant2026-09-07Not public
Communication2026-09-07Not public
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Further pleadings2026-08-26Not public
Communication2026-08-06Not public
Receipt2026-08-06Not public
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Application document Defendant2026-08-06Not public
Receipt2026-07-27Not public
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Statement of rejoinder2026-07-27Not public
Publication of order2026-06-22Not public
Order2026-06-22Not public
Order2026-06-22Public
Other Documents2026-05-27Not public
Receipt2026-05-26Not public
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Exhibit Claimant2026-05-26Not public
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Statement of reply2026-05-26Not public
Communication2026-04-21Not public
Communication2026-04-14Not public
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Submission Defendant2026-04-13Not public
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Submission Defendant2026-04-07Not public
Communication2026-04-02Not public
Publication of order2026-04-01Not public
Order2026-04-01Not public
Order2026-04-01Public
Receipt2026-03-27Not public
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Exhibit Claimant2026-03-27Not public
Application document Claimant2026-03-27Not public
Receipt2026-03-25Not public
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Counterclaim for revocation2026-03-25Not public
Statement of defence2026-03-25Not public
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Order2026-03-18Not public
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Decision2026-01-15Not public
Final Order2026-01-15Not public
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Communication2026-01-14Not public
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Other document Defendant2026-01-14Not public
Service Receipt/Service Document2026-01-09Not public
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Publication2026-01-07Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-10Not public
Fee2025-12-10Not public
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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