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UPC CFI 292/2023
Sep 4, 2023·EP3883277: METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING SPATIALLY LOCATED INFORMATION TO A MOBILE TERMINAL
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionProvisional measuresCategoryProvisional Measures
- Parties
- RespondentsReps: Roland Küppers
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- Computing & AI
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Dec 20, 2023
Decisions
- 2023-12-20PI deniedPreliminary injunctionApplication for provisional measures
The Munich Local Division dismissed SES-imagotag's application for provisional measures against Hanshow Technology and related entities concerning electronic shelf label technology, finding that infringement of EP3883277 had not been established with sufficient certainty. The court also ordered SES-imagotag to bear the costs including those of the protective letter filed by the respondents.
Legal issues:Provisional measures: infringement not established with sufficient certaintyClaim interpretation using earlier claim versions as an aidCosts of protective letter as recoverable costs for successful respondent
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
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| Outcome of the Order | 2025-07-17 | Not public |
| Abschluss Kostenfestsetzungsverfahren | 2025-07-17 | Public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-07-17 | Not public |
| Schlussbehandlung Wiedereinsetzungantrag | 2025-07-17 | Public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-07-17 | Not public |
| Schlussbehandlung Wiedereinsetzungantrag | 2025-07-17 | Public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-07-17 | Not public |
| Schlussbehandlung Wiedereinsetzungantrag | 2025-07-17 | Public |
| Receipt | 2025-07-14 | Not public |
| Zustimmung zum Antrag auf Rücknahme (Regel 265) der Gegenseite | 2025-07-10 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-07-09 | Not public |
| 250709 Rücknahme Antrag auf Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand | 2025-07-09 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme | 2025-02-10 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme | 2025-02-10 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme | 2025-02-10 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme | 2025-02-10 | Not public |
| Entscheidungstermin Wiedereinsetzung | 2024-12-11 | Not public |
| HEUKING_WA_1_KFA_Hanshow_18-06-2024 | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| 2024-12-10_HEUKING_Stellungnahme_Wiedereinsetzungsantrag_Gegenseite | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| HEUKING_WA_4_Antrag_Hanshow_RoP_221-1_31-10-2024 | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| HEUKING_WA_3_UPC_Anordnung_29-07-2024 | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| HEUKING_WA_5_Antrag_Hanshow_RoP_220-3_31-10-2024 | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| HEUKING_WA_2_Antrag_Hanshow_24-06-2024 | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| HEUKING_WA_6_UPC_Entscheidung_11-10-2024 | 2024-12-10 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme App_61223-2024 | 2024-11-19 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-11-18 | Not public |
| Attachment TW WA 4 | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Attachment TW WA 1 | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| 241115 - Application for Re-Establishment of Rights Hanshow (EP'277) | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Attachment TW WA 2 | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Attachment TW WA 3 | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-10-18 | Not public |
| Entscheidung Kosten Berufungsinstanz | 2024-10-18 | Public |
| Receipt | 2024-10-07 | Not public |
| Attachment TW KFA 4 | 2024-10-04 | Not public |
| Attachment TW KFA 3 | 2024-10-04 | Not public |
| Brief_Hanshow_Cost_Reimbursement_EP_277 | 2024-10-04 | Not public |
| HEUKING Stellungnahme zum Antrag der Gegenseite | 2024-09-30 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme App_44953-2024 | 2024-09-17 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-08-07 | Not public |
| Anordnung des Berufungsgerichts vom 29. Juli 2024 | 2024-08-02 | Not public |
| Sachentscheidung des Berufungsgerichts vom 13. Mai 2024 | 2024-08-02 | Not public |
| Kostenfestsetzungsantrag für Kosten der Berufungsinstanz | 2024-08-02 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-change-of-a-representative | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293-Receipt | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-change-of-a-representative | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293-Receipt | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293 | 2024-07-03 | Not public |
| Vollmacht auf HEUKING / Anton Horn | 2024-07-03 | Not public |
| Mitteilung Vertreterwechsel auf HEUKING | 2024-07-03 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293 | 2024-07-01 | Not public |
| Power of Attorney / Vollmacht | 2024-07-01 | Not public |
| Antrag Vertreterwechsel zu HEUKING | 2024-07-01 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-change-of-a-representative | 2024-06-21 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293-Receipt | 2024-06-21 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-06-21 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-change-of-a-representative | 2024-05-29 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293-Receipt | 2024-05-29 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-05-29 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Application-RoP293 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Anlag FIN 1 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Antrag auf Vertreterwechsel | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Anlag FIN 1 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Antrag auf Vertreterwechsel | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Antrag auf Vertreterwechsel | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Anlag FIN 1 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Anlag FIN 1 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Antrag auf Vertreterwechsel | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Anlag FIN 1 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Antrag auf Vertreterwechsel | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Anlag FIN 1 | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Antrag auf Vertreterwechsel | 2024-05-23 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-04-15 | Not public |
| Application | 2024-04-15 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-02-20 | Not public |
| Confirmation of appointment | 2024-02-20 | Public |
| Receipt | 2024-02-13 | Not public |
| Request | 2024-02-12 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-01-15 | Not public |
| Feststellung | 2024-01-15 | Not public |
| Final Order | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Measures_DecisionOutcome_Notification.pdf | 2023-12-20 | Not public |
| Final order EP 3 883 277 | 2023-12-20 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-20 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-20 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-20 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2023-12-20 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2023-12-18 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 32 | 2023-12-15 | Not public |
| Application | 2023-12-15 | Not public |
| Entgegnung auf Einspruchserwiderung | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Entgegnung auf Einspruchserwiderung | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Entgegnung auf Einspruchserwiderung | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Entgegnung auf Einspruchserwiderung | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 42 | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 20 (erneut eingereicht) | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlagen TW 44 und TW 44a | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlagen TW 45 und TW 45a | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Ergänzte Anlagenliste | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlagen TW 41 und TW 41a | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlagen TW 46 und TW 46a | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Anlagen TW 43 und TW 43a | 2023-11-20 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme Antragsgegner | 2023-11-06 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme Antragsgegner | 2023-11-06 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 29a | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 25 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 31a | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 24 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 29 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 31 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 0a | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| FIN Erwiderung | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 28 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 28a | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 26 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 30 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 27 | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| summons | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Terminsladung | 2023-10-31 | Not public |
| Hearing-Dates | 2023-10-17 | Not public |
| Terminsladung | 2023-10-17 | Not public |
| Einspruchserwiderung | 2023-10-17 | Not public |
| Opposition_Hanshow_to_Application_SES_EP_277 | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlagenliste_Opposition_Hanshow | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Opposition_Hanshow_to_Application_SES_EP_277 | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlagenliste_Opposition_Hanshow | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 29/29a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 25/25a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 24 | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 31 (Teil 2) | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 33/33a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 26/26a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 20/20a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 35/35a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 36/36a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 40/40a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 39/39a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 18/18a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlagenliste_Opposition_Hanshow | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 27 | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 19/19a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 37/37a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 30/30a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 38/38a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 16/16a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 23/23a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 34/34a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 28 | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 22/22a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Opposition_Hanshow_to_Application_SES_EP_277 | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 21/21a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 32 (Teil 1) | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 31 (Teil 1) | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 17/17a | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Anlage TW 32 (Teil 2) | 2023-10-09 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2023-09-25 | Not public |
| Einspruchsfrist | 2023-09-25 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2023-09-21 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2023-09-21 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Zustellungsbeleg 20.09.23 RA. Küppers | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Zustellungsbeleg 20.09.23 RA. Küppers | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Zustellungsbeleg 20.09.23 RA. Küppers | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Zustellungsbeleg 20.09.23 RA. Küppers | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2023-09-20 | Not public |
| Letter for Service | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Letter for Service | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Letter for Service | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Letter for Service | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Workflow | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Mitteilung Aufrechterhaltung | 2023-09-12 | Not public |
| Antwort auf Anordnung | 2023-09-11 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 23 | 2023-09-11 | Not public |
| Schutzschriftenübermittlung | 2023-09-08 | Not public |
| Einspruchsfrist | 2023-09-08 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2023-09-07 | Not public |
| Application-For-Measures-Receipt | 2023-09-05 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2023-09-05 | Not public |
| Application-For-Measures-Acknowledgement | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 15b | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 2a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 13a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 4 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 21 - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 15c | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 8 - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20b - Teil 3 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 21a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 11b | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 17 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 12d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20a - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Antragsschrift | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 5 - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 14e | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 9 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 16a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
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| Anlage FIN 12a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 16c | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 22 - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
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| Anlage FIN 22 - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 14c | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 6 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 13d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 3 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20b - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 15d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 16e | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 11d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
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| Anlage FIN 22 - Teil 4 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20a - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 19 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 0 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 8 - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 14d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20a - Teil 3 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 11c | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20c - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 22 - Teil 3 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 4a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 10b | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Antragsschrift | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
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| Anlage FIN 12b | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 13e | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 10d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
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| Anlage FIN 20c - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
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| Anlage FIN 11a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 15a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 21 - Teil 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 10e | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 13c | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 16b | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20c - Teil 3 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 20b - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 14a | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 1 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 5 - Teil 2 | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 16d | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
| Anlage FIN 13b | 2023-09-04 | Not public |
Coverage: Partial.Reasoning extracted with partial coverage — some sections may be incomplete.
Plain-English summary
SES-imagotag applied for provisional measures before the Munich Local Division against Hanshow Technology and related entities concerning EP 3 883 277 (electronic shelf label communication technology). The court dismissed the application after finding that infringement was not established with sufficient certainty, applying claim construction that used the original pre-amendment claim language as an interpretive aid. SES-imagotag was ordered to pay all costs including those incurred by Hanshow in filing its protective letter.
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.
Infringement of EP 3 883 277 by Hanshow's electronic shelf label products not established with sufficient certainty
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 62 UPCA; R.211 RoP (provisional measures standard)Note: The court was not sufficiently convinced of infringement after examining claim interpretation and the accused products; the PI application was therefore dismissed.
Original claim version of a European patent may be used as a claim construction aid in connection with amendments made during prosecution
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 69 EPC and Protocol on InterpretationNote: This headnote principle was applied to interpret the scope of the granted claims by reference to earlier claim language, narrowing the scope relative to the applicant's preferred reading.
Costs of a protective letter filed under R.207.8 RoP are recoverable by a successful respondent as 'other costs of the proceedings'
RespondentLegal basis: Art. 69(1) UPCA; R.207.8 RoPNote: The protective letter becomes part of the provisional measures proceedings upon referral; its costs are normally to be borne by an unsuccessful applicant.
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.
Infringement of EP 3 883 277 sufficiently established to justify provisional measures including injunction
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 62 UPCA; Art. 69 EPCReason: The court was not sufficiently certain of infringement after claim construction and analysis of the accused products; infringement was not established with the requisite degree of certainty for provisional measures.
Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Original claim version of a European patent may be used as a claim construction aid when claims were amended during prosecution (purposive/contextual claim construction)Costs of a protective letter filed under R.207.8 RoP form part of the provisional measures proceedings costs, recoverable by the successful respondentUnsuccessful applicant for provisional measures normally bears all costs including protective letter costs; no reason to depart absent special circumstancesProvisional measures standard: infringement must be established with sufficient certainty
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Claim construction notes
The Munich Local Division used the prosecution history (original claim version before amendment) as an interpretive tool under Art. 69 EPC to determine the scope of EP 3 883 277's claims directed at a method for communicating spatially located information to a mobile terminal. This resulted in a narrower scope that the accused Hanshow electronic shelf label products did not meet with sufficient certainty.