UPC CFI 526/2024
Sep 12, 2024·EP3767151 Unitary patent · CABINET LEVELLING APPARATUS
Action number: ACT 51553/2024
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionRevocationCategoryMain revocation action
- Parties
- Respondents
- Häfele SE & Co KGOperating co.
Representatives- Ulrich Blumenröder-Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbH
- Division
- Munich CD
- Technology
- Other fieldsConsumer products · Other consumer goods
- Mechanical engineeringMechanical elements
- Language
- English
- First decided
- May 22, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KGWithdrawn2024-07-05
- Kunststoff Kommanditgesellschaft Nehl & CoWithdrawn2025-04-03
| Patent revoked | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 37% (34/91) | 124 |
| Munich CD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge András Kupecz | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Daniel Severinsson | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Merja Heikkinen-Keinänen | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Kunststoff KG Nehl & Co (3 cases)·Häfele SE & Co KG (5 cases)
This dispute contains 2 other proceedings
- 2025-05-22Revocation ActionPublic
Summary: The Central Division Munich granted the joint request of Kunststoff KG Nehl and Häfele SE to stay the revocation proceedings concerning EP 3 767 151 to allow settlement negotiations to proceed, cancelling the oral hearing scheduled for June 2025.
Show the legal issues (1)
- Stay for settlement negotiations (R. 295(d) RoP)
- 2025-04-18
Summary: Case management order in a revocation action. The court noted the written pleadings have been exchanged and set the further procedural steps. The claimant seeks full revocation of EP 3 767 151; the defendant seeks dismissal and, in the alternative, maintenance of the patent in amended form across 80 auxiliary requests.
Show the legal issues (6)
- Revocation action case management
- Novelty (Article 100(a) EPC)
- Inventive step
- Insufficiency of disclosure (Article 100(b) EPC)
- Extension beyond application as filed (Article 100(c) EPC)
- Patent amendment (auxiliary requests)
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Case closed | 2026-01-29 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-10-28 | Public |
| Decision | 2025-10-28 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-10-28 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-10-16 | Not public |
| Other document | 2025-10-16 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-10-16 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-10-13 | Not public |
| Other document | 2025-10-13 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-10-13 | Not public |
| Communication | 2025-10-07 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-09-29 | Not public |
| Other document | 2025-09-29 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-29 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Other document | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-05-22 | Not public |
| order stay of proceedings 295(d) RoP | 2025-05-22 | Public |
| Receipt | 2025-05-21 | Not public |
| Request to stay proceedings | 2025-05-21 | Not public |
| Annex GKS24 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS25 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS17 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS23 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS20 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex_GKS22 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Auxiliary Application to amend a Patent | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS26 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS21 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS19 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Annex GKS18 | 2025-05-07 | Not public |
| Written-Procedure-Closure | 2025-04-22 | Not public |
| CMC order | 2025-04-18 | Public |
| Rejoin-Amend-Patent-Defence | 2025-04-17 | Not public |
| Duplik | 2025-04-17 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 12 | 2025-04-17 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Reply-Amend-Patent-Defence | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 15 | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 14 | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 16 | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Rejoinder and Reply | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 14 | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Rejoinder and Reply | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 15 | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 16 | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 10 - Zahnrad Wikipedia | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 11 - Order CFI 839_2004 | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Replik und Erwiderung | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Annes CBH 9 - Decision CFI 443_2024 | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 10 - Zahnrad Wikipedia | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 11 - Order CFI 839_2004 | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Replik und Erwiderung | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Annes CBH 9 - Decision CFI 443_2024 | 2025-02-17 | Not public |
| Procedural Order ACT_51553/2024 | 2025-01-17 | Not public |
| Hearing-Dates | 2025-01-17 | Not public |
| RoP 28 final order | 2025-01-17 | Public |
| RoP 28 final order | 2025-01-17 | Not public |
| Confirmation availability | 2025-01-10 | Not public |
| Confirmation re. Interim Conference | 2025-01-10 | Not public |
| RoP28 preliminary order | 2025-01-03 | Not public |
| Hearing-Dates | 2025-01-03 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-12-27 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-12-27 | Not public |
| Brief re. correction | 2024-12-23 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Request-for-correction | 2024-12-18 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-12-18 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-12-18 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS13_2 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS11 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 3 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 4 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 6 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 2 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 7 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 1 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS13_1 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 9 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 8 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS10 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS12 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Application to amend a patent - RoP30 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 5 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 3 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 7 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 2 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS10 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 6 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS11 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 8 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS13_2 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 5 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 1 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Response to revocation request | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 9 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS 4 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS13_1 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Appendix GKS12 | 2024-12-17 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| acknowledgement receipt | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| registered letter | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| Letter-for-Service | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| acknowledgement receipt | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| registered letter | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-09-30 | Not public |
| epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Document from EPO | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Letter-for-Service | 2024-09-24 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| EPO-Request-for-case-pending | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 1 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 05 - D1 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Statement of Revocation | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D6 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-2 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 6 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D7 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D19 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D2 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 2 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D6' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Amendment Formal Check | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D16 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D8 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D0 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D4' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-3 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-2-1 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D15 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D9 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D15' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D13' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D4 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 3 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D14' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D9' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-1 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D10 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 4 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 7 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D5' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D5 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D18' | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D18 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D13 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBh 5 - D3 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D11 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 8 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D14 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D12 | 2024-09-20 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Request-for-correction | 2024-09-18 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D4' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Statement of Revocation | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D14' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D4 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D10 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D0 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D8 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D15 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D15' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D7 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D13' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D13 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBh 5 - D3 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D11 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-1 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D5 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 3 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D6' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D12 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D18 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-3 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D16 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-2-1 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D9' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 4 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 6 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 1 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D17-2 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 05 - D1 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D14 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D19 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D2 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 8 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D6 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 2 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D5' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 7 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D9 | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Annex CBH 5 - D18' | 2024-09-12 | Not public |