UPC CFI 193/2024
Apr 26, 2024·EP3760094 Unitary patent · HANDHELD FLOOR TREATMENT DEVICE
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Patent infringed)ActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- Other fieldsConsumer products
- Language
- German
- EPO Opposition
- Numatic International LimitedAdmissible2023-11-17
- Numatic International GmbHAdmissible2023-11-17
- Numatic International B.V.Admissible2023-11-17
- 4CleanPro S.R.L.Withdrawn2023-12-22
- Star Teknik Servis Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.Admissible2024-08-07
- Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KGWithdrawn2024-08-08
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Daniel Voss | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Georg Werner | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Mojca Mlakar | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: i-mop GmbH (1 case)·ARCORA International GmbH (1 case)
- 2024-10-11
Summary: Default judgment granted against ARCORA International GmbH for infringement of EP 3 760 094 B1 (floor cleaning device patent). ARCORA was ordered to cease and desist from offering and placing the infringing product on the market, and to provide accounting information. Partial withdrawal of claims permitted. ARCORA bears 90% of costs, i-mop 10%.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Default judgment (Rule 355 RoP, Article 37 UPC Statute)
- Patent infringement
- Partial withdrawal of claims
- Injunction and accounting
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Case closed | 2025-11-26 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-10-11 | Not public |
| Protokoll Verkündungstermin | 2024-10-11 | Public |
| Versäumnisentscheidung | 2024-10-11 | Public |
| Protokoll Verkündungstermin | 2024-10-11 | Not public |
| Bestimmung VT | 2024-09-27 | Public |
| Application-RoP293-Receipt | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| 2024-08-31 vorläufige Anordnung mit Frist zur Stellungnahme für Beklagte | 2024-08-31 | Not public |
i-mop GmbH obtained a default judgment from the Munich Local Division against ARCORA International GmbH for infringement of EP 3 760 094 B1, a unitary patent covering a handheld floor-cleaning device. ARCORA was ordered to cease offering and marketing the infringing product, provide a detailed sales account, deliver up and destroy infringing products, recall them from commerce, and pay EUR 50,000 in preliminary damages, with costs split 90% to ARCORA and 10% to i-mop.
Default judgment for direct infringement of EP 3 760 094 B1 due to defendant's non-appearance
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 37 EPGS; R. 355 VerfONote: ARCORA failed to defend; the Munich Local Division entered a default judgment, ordering cessation of infringement and disclosure of accounting information.
No rejected arguments captured.