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UPC CFI 519/2024

Sep 11, 2024·EP3281569 +2 more · MODULAR FOAM UNIT

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Case details
Status
Case Closed (Patent infringed)
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Claimants
Representatives
Respondents
Representatives
Patents
Division
Dusseldorf LD
Judges
Technology
  • Other fields
    Consumer products
Language
German
First decided
Mar 18, 2026
EPO Opposition
  • Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.Admissible2019-04-04
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 foundMedian days to first decision
All UPC53% (62/117)124
Dusseldorf LDLockedLocked
Judge Ronny ThomasLockedLocked
Judge Berenice ThomLockedLocked
Judge András KupeczLockedLocked
Judge Lorenzo ParriniLockedLocked

At the UPC: CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG (10 cases)·Alpina Coffee Systems GmbH (10 cases)

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Related cases

This dispute contains 9 other proceedings

UPC CoA 43/2026·UPC CoA 44/2026·UPC CFI 67/2025·UPC CFI 68/2025·UPC CFI 64/2025 and 4 more

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Decisions
  • 2026-03-18
    Infringement ActionPublic

    Summary: The Dusseldorf Local Division found that ALPINA Coffee Systems GmbH's 'ALPINA Latte Perfetto Duo' milk frother infringes claim 2 of EP 3 398 487 B1, granted a permanent injunction covering Austria, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal, and ordered recall, destruction (expressly excluding pure advertising materials), disclosure, and EUR 4,000 in provisional damages with full damages liability established in principle. It dismissed the claimant's request to publish a notice on the defendant's website and declined to order security conditioning enforcement. The revocation counterclaim (UPC_CFI_64/2025) was dismissed after the added-matter and inventive-step attacks failed on the merits, upholding the patent.

    Show the legal issues (9)
    • claim construction
    • added matter (Art. 138(1)(c) EPC)
    • inventive step
    • permanent injunction
    • destruction (Art. 64(2)(e) UPCA) - advertising materials held exempt
    • recall
    • provisional damages (R.119 RoP)
    • publication of the decision (Art. 80 UPCA) - denied
    • security conditioning enforcement (Art. 82(2) UPCA) - denied
  • 2025-08-04
    Public

    Summary: Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order on the handling of multiple related infringement actions and counterclaims for revocation concerning three patents, deciding on the approach under Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA before close of written procedure.

    Show the legal issues (2)
    • Procedure for multiple related actions under Art. 33(3) UPCA
    • Case management before close of written procedure
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Order2026-06-25Not public
Order2026-06-25Not public
Receipt2026-04-27Not public
Cover sheet2026-04-27Not public
Application document Defendant2026-04-27Not public
Communication2026-04-20Not public
Receipt2026-04-20Not public
Cover sheet2026-04-20Not public
Application document Claimant2026-04-20Not public
Receipt2026-03-31Not public
Cover sheet2026-03-31Not public
Application document Claimant2026-03-31Not public
Decision2026-03-18Public
Case closed2026-03-18Not public
Decision2026-03-18Not public
Decision2026-03-18Not public
Hearing recording reference document2026-03-02Not public
Receipt2026-02-19Not public
Cover sheet2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Document Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Submission Defendant2026-02-19Not public
Receipt2026-02-06Not public
Cover sheet2026-02-06Not public
Other document Claimant2026-02-06Not public
Other document Claimant2026-02-06Not public
Other document Claimant2026-02-06Not public
Order2026-02-05Not public
Order2026-02-05Public
Order2026-02-05Not public
Order2026-02-05Public
Oral procedure opened2026-02-04Not public
Other Documents2026-02-04Public
Receipt2026-02-03Not public
Cover sheet2026-02-03Not public
Exhibit document Claimant2026-02-03Not public
Exhibit document Claimant2026-02-03Not public
Other Documents2026-02-03Not public
Communication2026-02-03Not public
Interim procedure opened2026-02-03Not public
Other Documents2026-02-03Not public
Receipt2026-01-26Not public
Cover sheet2026-01-26Not public
Further pleadings2026-01-26Not public
Summons to oral hearing2025-12-10Not public
Order2025-12-10Not public
Panel-Appointment2025-09-16Not public
Order non-bifurcation2025-08-04Public
Hearing-Dates2025-08-01Not public
Terminsbestimmung R. 282025-08-01Public
Stellungnahme2025-07-30Not public
Stellungnahme zur Anordnung betreffend Verhandlungstermine2025-07-29Not public
Opportunity to comment2025-07-27Not public
Stellungnahme zu Verfahrensanordnung2025-07-15Not public
Stellungnahme zu Verfahrensanordnung2025-07-15Not public
Comments regarding Hearing Dates and Order 32727/2025 UPC2025-07-11Not public
Comments regarding Hearing Dates and Order 32727/2025 UPC2025-07-11Not public
Anhörung R. 372025-07-10Not public
Anhörung R. 282025-07-10Not public
Hearing-Dates2025-07-10Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-05-26Not public
Klageerwiderung und Widerklage auf Nichtigerklärung2025-05-26Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-04-23Not public
Schließung Workflow2025-04-23Public
Outcome of the Order2025-04-23Not public
Schließung Workflow2025-04-23Public
Headnote-and-Keywords2025-04-23Not public
R. 262A VerfO - Geheimnisschutzanordnung2025-04-23Public
R. 262A VerfO - Geheimnisschutzanordnung2025-04-23Not public
Zustimmung2025-04-22Not public
Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme2025-04-19Not public
Replik zu Antrag auf Geheimnisschutz2025-04-18Not public
Gelegenheit Stellungnahme2025-04-11Not public
Receipt2025-04-11Not public
Antrag Geheimnisschutz2025-04-10Not public
Bestaetigung2025-04-10Not public
Bestaetigung geschwaerzt2025-04-10Not public
Bestaetigung2025-04-10Not public
Bestaetigung2025-04-10Not public
Antrag Geheimnisschutz2025-04-10Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-04-10Not public
Inkorrekter Workflow2025-04-10Public
Receipt2025-04-08Not public
Bestaetigung2025-04-07Not public
96672 Antrag Geheimnisschutz2025-04-07Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-03-27Not public
Annex A 222025-03-27Not public
Annex A272025-03-27Not public
Replik zur Klageerwiderung und Klageerwiderung zur Nichtigkeitswiderklage2025-03-27Not public
Annex A 252025-03-27Not public
Annex A 232025-03-27Not public
Annex A262025-03-27Not public
Annex A 242025-03-27Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2025-01-28Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-01-27Not public
Anmeldeunterlagen2025-01-27Not public
Fluidplan2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Bestaetigung2025-01-27Not public
Gehause2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Zahlungsbestaetigung2025-01-27Not public
Schreiben2025-01-27Not public
Schriftstueck2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung - Teil 12025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Darstellung2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung - Teil 22025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Zeugenaussage2025-01-27Not public
Replik und Nichtigkeitswiderklage2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Entgegenhaltung2025-01-27Not public
Receipt_physicalExhibit2025-01-27Not public
Beweismittel Annex 2./262025-01-27Not public
Receipt2025-01-22Not public
Physical description of exhibit2025-01-22Not public
Application related to physical description of exhibit2025-01-22Not public
Umsetzung der Abtrennung im CMS2025-01-18Public
Mitteilung des Hilfskanzlers2025-01-18Not public
Order Fristverlängerung2024-12-18Public
Order Abtrennung der Verfahren2024-10-24Public
Stellungnahme2024-10-24Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-10-24Not public
Datenergaenzung2024-10-24Not public
Stellungnahme zu vorläufiger Verfahrensanordung2024-10-24Not public
Order Anhörung Abtrennung2024-10-23Not public
Template-Order2024-10-23Not public
Zustellung ALPINA Coffee Systems GmbH2024-09-27Not public
Notification Of Service2024-09-27Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2024-09-23Not public
epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow2024-09-17Not public
epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow2024-09-17Not public
epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow2024-09-17Not public
Document from EPO2024-09-16Not public
Document from EPO2024-09-16Not public
Document from EPO2024-09-16Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-09-12Not public
Letter for Service2024-09-12Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-09-12Not public
EPO-Request-for-case-pending2024-09-12Not public
Receipt2024-09-12Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-09-12Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-032024-09-11Not public
Annex A112024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-212024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-182024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-042024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-232024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-092024-09-11Not public
Annex A152024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-102024-09-11Not public
Annex A162024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-062024-09-11Not public
Annex A 202024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-242024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-082024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-202024-09-11Not public
Annex A92024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-262024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-162024-09-11Not public
Annex 32024-09-11Not public
Annex A12024-09-11Not public
Annex A212024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-112024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-012024-09-11Not public
Annex A182024-09-11Not public
Annex A72024-09-11Not public
Annex A132024-09-11Not public
Annex A42024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-132024-09-11Not public
Annex A52024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-122024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-052024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-072024-09-11Not public
Annex A82024-09-11Not public
Annex A122024-09-11Not public
Statement of Claim2024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-192024-09-11Not public
Annex A172024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-022024-09-11Not public
Annex A142024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-152024-09-11Not public
Annex 62024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-172024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-252024-09-11Not public
Annex A102024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-222024-09-11Not public
Annex A192024-09-11Not public
Annex A2-142024-09-11Not public
Annex A22024-09-11Not public
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • The ALPINA Latte Perfetto Duo milk frother realises all features of claim 2 of EP 3 398 487 B1

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 25(a) UPCA

  • Feature 3 (differing internal diameters of the line sections downstream/upstream of the throttle) is directly and unambiguously disclosed in the application as filed, without an intermediate generalisation; no added matter

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 138(1)(c) EPC

  • Neither the WO255/WO729/EP952 combination nor the DE158/EP250 combination discloses all features of claim 2 or gives the skilled person a motivation to arrive at it; the inventive-step attacks fail

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 138(1)(a) EPC

  • Pure advertising materials that merely depict the attacked embodiment are not 'materials and implements' within the meaning of Art. 64(2)(e) UPCA and must be excluded from the destruction order

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 64(2)(e) UPCA
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • The patent (claims 1 and 2) is invalid for added matter and lack of inventive step over the cited prior-art combinations

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 138(1)(a) and (c) EPC

  • The injunction, recall and destruction order are disproportionate because they amount to economic destruction of the defendant

    RespondentLegal basis: proportionality

  • The claimant's request that the decision be published as a mandated notice on the defendant's website should be granted

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 80 UPCA

  • Enforcement of the decision should be conditioned on the claimant posting security

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 82(2) UPCA, R.118.8 VerfO