UPC CFI 537/2024
Sep 23, 2024·EP2579551 +1 more: Method and apparatus pertaining to automatically performing an application function of an electronic device based upon detecting a change in physical configuration of the device
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionInfringementCategoryMain Infringement Action
- Parties
- Division
- Hamburg LD
- Technology
- Software & Computing · Mobile Computing · Computing & AI
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Oct 28, 2025
- 2025-10-28Infringement Action
Hamburg Local Division procedural order summarising the interim conference of 22 October 2025 in Malikie Innovations v. Nintendo, including case management orders: case value set at EUR 7.5 million (EUR 3m infringement + EUR 4.5m counterclaim), agreement on reimbursable legal costs (approximately 50% of ceiling), updates on parallel proceedings, and admission of second round of patent amendment auxiliary requests.
Legal issues:Case management (interim conference, R. 105.5 RoP)Case valuePatent amendment auxiliary requestsParallel German Federal Patent Court proceedings - 2025-04-23Application RoP262A
Procedural order granting Nintendo's request for confidentiality protection (Rule 262A RoP) of sales data in their Statement of Defence. Access to unredacted information restricted to two named reliable persons on the Claimant's side, subject to conditions. Claimant's request for access for two specific employees was accommodated.
Legal issues:Confidentiality protection (Rule 262A RoP)Trade secretsAccess to confidential information in litigation
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| action.phaseChange.caseClose | 2025-12-02 | Not public |
| action.issueOrder.order | 2025-11-28 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-11-28 | Public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-27 | Not public |
| Other document Defendant | 2025-11-27 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-27 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-27 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2025-11-27 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-27 | Not public |
| action.phaseChange.interimPhaseOpen | 2025-11-26 | Not public |
| action.phaseChange.writtenPhaseClose | 2025-11-26 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-24 | Not public |
| Other document Claimant | 2025-11-24 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-24 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2025-11-17 | Not public |
| action.communication.general | 2025-11-17 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-11-14 | Not public |
| Other document Defendant | 2025-11-14 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-14 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Fee | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Application document Defendant | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Proof of payment | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Other document Claimant | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2025-11-11 | Not public |
| action.issueOrder.order | 2025-10-28 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-10-28 | Public |
| Other Documents | 2025-10-23 | Not public |
| action.communication.general | 2025-10-21 | Not public |
| action.communication.general | 2025-10-09 | Not public |
| action.summons.oralHearing | 2025-10-09 | Not public |
| Summons | 2025-10-09 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-09-15 | Not public |
| Confidentiality club | 2025-09-15 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-04 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-04 | Not public |
| REPLY TO DEFENCE TO APPLICATION TO AMEND THE PATENT & REJOINDER TO REPLY TO DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM FOR REVOCATION | 2025-09-04 | Not public |
| REPLY TO DEFENCE TO APPLICATION TO AMEND THE PATENT & REJOINDER TO REPLY TO DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM FOR REVOCATION | 2025-09-04 | Not public |
| Hearing-Dates | 2025-09-02 | Not public |
| Summons | 2025-09-02 | Public |
| Hearing-Dates | 2025-09-02 | Not public |
| Hear parties | 2025-08-13 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-08-12 | Not public |
| Application to Extend Confidentiality Club | 2025-08-11 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Rejoinder EP551 - Nintendo | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Rejoinder EP551 - Nintendo | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-07-17 | Not public |
| Time regime | 2025-07-17 | Public |
| Comments re Rule 9 Request | 2025-07-16 | Not public |
| Hear parties | 2025-07-14 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-07-11 | Not public |
| Time extension request | 2025-07-10 | Not public |
| Brief of Nintendo | 2025-06-20 | Not public |
| Brief of Nintendo | 2025-06-20 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-05-23 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-05-23 | Not public |
| Close workflow | 2025-05-23 | Public |
| Close workflow | 2025-05-23 | Public |
| Hearing R 263 | 2025-05-23 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-05-20 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-05-20 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-05-20 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit 6a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6b | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6b | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6b | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6b | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 7 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 9 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 8 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 9 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 7 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Statement of Reply | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6a | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 5 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 8 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 6b | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated | 2025-04-25 | Not public |
| redacted version | 2025-04-25 | Not public |
| redacted version | 2025-04-25 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-04-23 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-04-23 | Not public |
| Confidentiality order | 2025-04-23 | Public |
| Confidentiality order | 2025-04-23 | Not public |
| Confidentiality order | 2025-04-23 | Not public |
| Confidentiality order | 2025-04-23 | Public |
| Confidentiality order | 2025-04-23 | Not public |
| Confidentiality - Brief of Nintendo | 2025-04-15 | Not public |
| Confidentiality - Brief of Nintendo | 2025-04-15 | Not public |
| Comments on Preliminary Confidentiality Order | 2025-04-08 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2025-03-21 | Not public |
| Confidentiality order preliminary | 2025-03-18 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-03-17 | Not public |
| R 262 A Application | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 5 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 7 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 4 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 6 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 1 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Statement of Defense and Counterclaim - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 8 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 9 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 6 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 2 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 3 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Statement of Defense and Counterclaim - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 3 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 8 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 8 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 7 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Statement of Defense and Counterclaim - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 6 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 1 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 3 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 2 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 6 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 9 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 5 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 4 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit BP 8 - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Statement of Defense and Counterclaim - Nintendo | 2025-03-14 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-11-29 | Not public |
| Time Regime | 2024-11-29 | Public |
| Receipt | 2024-11-27 | Not public |
| Time extension request of Nintendo | 2024-11-26 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2024-11-21 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2024-11-21 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-11-18 | Not public |
| Rectification | 2024-11-18 | Public |
| Comments on motion of Defendant 1) re rectification of name | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Order to hear parties | 2024-11-05 | Not public |
| Order to hear parties | 2024-11-05 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-11-01 | Not public |
| Request for rectification of name | 2024-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 3 | 2024-10-31 | Not public |
| Anlage PS 5 | 2024-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 2 | 2024-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit PS 1 | 2024-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibits PS 4 | 2024-10-31 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2024-10-22 | Not public |
| RJ415075831DE | 2024-10-22 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2024-10-22 | Not public |
| Receipt of service | 2024-10-22 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Document from EPO | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Letter-for-Service | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Letter-for-Service | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| EPO-Request-for-case-pending | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-09-23 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-18 | Not public |
| Statement of claim | 2024-09-18 | Not public |
| UPC Court Fee Paid Confirmation | 2024-09-18 | Not public |