UPC CFI 466/2025

At the UPC: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (5 cases)·Zapp AG (5 cases)

• 2026-08-21
  InfringementPublic

  Summary: In an infringement action by Dai Nippon Printing against Zapp AG and Zapp Precision Metals GmbH concerning EP 3 805 415, the Local Division Düsseldorf ruled on the claimant's request for simultaneous interpretation (German to Japanese) at the oral hearing scheduled for 17 September 2026. The Court held that simultaneous interpretation should be permitted in principle, but that its cost should not become part of the recoverable procedural costs, since the claimant is not disadvantaged by the language of proceedings beyond what is typical for a multilingual international court. It therefore permitted the claimant to engage her own interpreter(s) at her own expense, using the courtroom's interpretation equipment where practical, and allowed the claimant's Japanese in-house staff and Japanese patent/legal advisors (Kyowa Patent and Law Office) to attend the hearing by videoconference.

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  • request for court-arranged simultaneous interpretation at the oral hearing (R. 109 RoP)
  • whether interpretation costs form part of the recoverable procedural costs (R. 109.2, R. 109.5, R. 150 RoP)
  • remote participation of foreign advisors and staff by videoconference (R. 112.3(a) RoP)
• 2026-02-18
  Application RoP262APublic

  Summary: Provisional procedural order of the Düsseldorf Local Division (judge-rapporteur Dr. Zhilova) on an application by defendants Zapp AG and Zapp Precision Metals GmbH for protection of confidential information under Rule 262A RoP. The defendants sought to restrict access to specific paragraphs of their defense pleadings (Duplik) and certain exhibits (HE 137-145) as trade secrets. The order addressed the classification of the information as confidential and the specification of which persons would be granted access.

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  • Protection of confidential information under Rule 262A RoP
  • Trade secrets in patent litigation
  • Restriction of access to pleadings and exhibits