UPC CFI 251/2025

At the UPC: Maxell, Ltd. (11 cases)·Samsung Group (57 cases)

• 2026-08-10
  InfringementPublic

  Summary: The Court dismissed Maxell's infringement action against Samsung's Galaxy devices under EP 2 061 230 and, on Samsung's counterclaim, revoked the patent in its entirety for France, Germany and the Netherlands for lack of inventive step, since the claimed combination amounted to a mere aggregation of routine, non-synergistic modifications. Maxell was ordered to pay Samsung EUR 200,000 in costs in each of the two actions.

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  • inventive step / obviousness
  • aggregation of features (lack of synergistic effect)
  • auxiliary requests - progressive claim limitation
  • patent revocation
  • confidentiality under R.262.2 RoP
• 2026-04-10
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The judge-rapporteur issued an interim conference order under R.105.5 RoP following a video conference on 10 April 2026. The order set the case values (EUR 1,500,000 for infringement; EUR 2,000,000 for counterclaim), clarified the parties' requests, excluded new invalidity attacks raised in Samsung's Rejoinder, and established a procedural timetable for narrowing invalidity attacks, auxiliary requests, and pleading at the oral hearing.

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  • R.105.5 RoP interim conference order
  • Case value setting for infringement action and counterclaim
  • Clarification of parties' requests
  • Admissibility of new invalidity attacks in Samsung's Rejoinder to Application to Amend
  • De-facto FRAND defence admissibility
  • Confidentiality order under R.262.2 RoP
  • Timetable for narrowing invalidity attacks and auxiliary requests before oral hearing
• 2025-12-10
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The Hague Local Division issued a case management order addressing Maxell's 44 conditional auxiliary requests in infringement proceedings against Samsung concerning EP 2 061 230, requesting clarification on the reasonable number of auxiliary requests per R. 30.1(c) RoP.

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  • Case management (R. 9 RoP)
  • Reasonable number of auxiliary requests (R. 30.1(c) RoP)
  • Extension of deadlines