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UPC CFI 432/2025
May 19, 2025·EP3107243 · DEVICE- ASSISTED SERVICES FOR PROTECTING NETWORK CAPACITY
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Withdrawn)ActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- ClaimantsRepresentatives
- Michael Schneider-Eisenführ Speiser
- Jochen Ehlers-Eisenführ Speiser
Respondents- Apple Inc.Operating co.
- Apple Distribution International Ltd.Operating co.
- Apple Retail Germany B.V. & Co. KGOperating co.
- Apple Retail France EURLOperating co.
- Apple Retail Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
Representatives- Wolrad Prinz zu Waldeck Und Pyrmont-Freshfields
- Wolrad zu Waldeck-Freshfields
- Anton Porsche-Freshfields
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringDigital communication
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Dec 9, 2025
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.
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Dusseldorf LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Berenice Thom | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Agergaard | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Ingo Rinken | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Headwater Research LLC (34 cases)·Apple Group (15 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-12-09Application RoP 265Public
Summary: The Düsseldorf Local Division permitted Headwater Research's withdrawal of its patent infringement action against Apple entities and the corresponding withdrawal of Apple's counterclaim for revocation of EP 3 107 243, with no costs order by agreement of the parties.
Show the legal issues (3)
- R. 265 RoP withdrawal of infringement action
- Mutual withdrawal of counterclaim for revocation
- No costs order by agreement
Documents
Show all 217 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Decision | 2025-12-19 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-12-19 | Not public |
| Case closed | 2025-12-11 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-12-10 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-12-10 | Public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-06 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2025-11-06 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-06 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-10-30 | Not public |
| Application document Defendant | 2025-10-30 | Not public |