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UPC CFI 205/2025
Mar 8, 2025·EP2037175 · Premixed burner
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Patent upheld as granted)ActionCounterclaim for revocationCategoryCounterclaim for revocation
- Parties
- Division
- Mannheim LD
- Technology
- Mechanical engineeringThermal processes and apparatus
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Dec 18, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- Worgas Bruciatori S.r.l.Admissible2017-08-02
- Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KGAdmissible2017-08-22
- BEKAERT COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY B.V.Admissible2017-08-22
- Viessmann Group GmbH & Co. KGAdmissible2017-08-22
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 revoked | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 37% (34/91) | 124 |
| Mannheim LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Tochtermann | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Dirk Böttcher | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Carine Gillet | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V. (7 cases)·Polidoro S.p.a. (8 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-12-18Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: The Mannheim Local Division found that Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V. and NV Bekaert SA infringed Polidoro's premixed burner patent EP 2 037 175 and granted an injunction, recall/removal, destruction, information order, interim damages, and publication of the decision.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Patent infringement (premixed burner)
- Claim construction
- Recall and removal from distribution channels
Documents
Show all 176 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt | 2026-01-19 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-01-19 | Not public |
| Application document Applicant | 2026-01-19 | Not public |
| Case closed | 2025-12-19 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-12-18 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-12-18 | Public |
| Decision | 2025-12-18 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-12-18 | Not public |
| Oral procedure opened | 2025-11-05 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2025-11-05 | Not public |