UPC CFI 2070/2025
Dec 19, 2025·EP2937706: VOLTAGE DETECTION MEMBER AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING SAME
- Case details
- StatusWritten PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain Infringement Action
- Parties
- ClaimantsReps: Anne-Charlotte le Bihan (Bird & Bird LLP); Thierry Lautier (Bird & Bird LLP); Laurent Labatte (Bird & Bird LLP); Eva Kessi (Bird & Bird LLP)Respondents
- BYD Company Ltd
- BYD Auto Co., Ltd.
- BYD Europe B.V.
- BYD France SAS
- BYD Automotive GmbH
- BYD Mobility GmbH
- BYD (U.K.) Co., Ltd.
Reps: Christian Dekoninck (Taylor Wessing); Laura Coucke (Taylor Wessing) - Division
- Paris LD
- Technology
- Automotive · EV Powertrain · Automotive
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Apr 14, 2026
- Last decision
- May 27, 2026
- 2026-05-27Infringement Action
The Paris Local Division ordered BMS Innovations, LLC (claimant in the main infringement proceedings) to provide security for costs of EUR 300,000 within one month, pursuant to Rule 158 RoP and Article 69(4) UPCA. The court assessed the total value of proceedings at EUR 8 million (infringement action EUR 4 million plus revocation counterclaim at equal value) and set the security at 50% of the EUR 600,000 recoverable costs ceiling.
Legal issues:Security for costs under Rule 158 RoP and Article 69(4) UPCAFinancial capacity of non-practicing entity claimantValuation of infringement action and revocation counterclaim for recoverable costs ceilingProportionate amount of security for costsTimeframe for payment of ordered security - 2026-04-14Infringement Action
The judge-rapporteur ruled on a preliminary objection (R.19 RoP) concerning international jurisdiction. The UPC's jurisdiction over Defendants 1 and 2 (domiciled in China) for alleged infringing acts in the UK is deferred to the decision on the merits, while the preliminary objection against Defendant 7 (BYD UK, domiciled in the UK) is upheld — the Paris Local Division has no international jurisdiction over a defendant domiciled in a third country who is not alleged to have committed any infringing act within EU/UPC territory. The request for a preliminary ruling referral to the CJEU is rejected.
Legal issues:International jurisdiction over defendants domiciled in third countries (non-UPC, non-EU)Application of Article 8(1) Brussels I bis (Regulation 1215/2012) to multiple defendantsApplication of Article 71b(2) Brussels I bis to defendants domiciled outside the EUUPC jurisdiction for alleged infringing acts committed exclusively in a third country (UK)Risk of irreconcilable judgments as basis for long-arm jurisdictionAdmissibility and timing of preliminary objection (R.19 RoP)Referral to CJEU for preliminary ruling on Brussels I bis interpretationWhether oral hearing is required in preliminary objection proceedings (R.20.1 RoP)
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The UPC lacks international jurisdiction over Defendant 7 (BYD UK) because it is domiciled in a third country (UK) and the alleged infringing acts take place exclusively in the UK — there is no connection with UPC or EU territory, so jurisdiction cannot be based on Art. 4, Art. 7(2), or Art. 8(1) Brussels I bis
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 4(1), Art. 7(2), Art. 8(1), Art. 71b(2) Brussels I bis (Regulation 1215/2012); Art. 31 UPCAThe question of jurisdiction over Defendants 1 and 2 (China-domiciled) for UK infringement acts is closely connected to claims against EU-domiciled defendants and should be examined at the merits stage to avoid risk of irreconcilable judgments
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 8(1), Art. 71b(2) Brussels I bis; R.21.1 RoP
Article 8(1) Brussels I bis can confer jurisdiction on the UPC over Defendant 7 (BYD UK) for acts committed exclusively in the UK, given the close connection with claims against other defendants
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 8(1), Art. 71b(2) Brussels I bisA preliminary ruling referral to the CJEU is necessary on the interpretation of Art. 8(1) and Art. 71b(2) Brussels I bis regarding third-country defendants and irreconcilable judgments
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 267 TFEUAn oral hearing should be held before ruling on the preliminary objection
ClaimantLegal basis: R.20.1 RoP