Overview · Filed: Nov 7, 2024
UPC_CFI_660/2024
CYBERANALYSIS WORKFLOW ACCELERATION
InfringementMain Infringement ActionMannheim LDInfringementCase Closed
Parties
Claimants
- Centripetal Ltd.
Reps: Armin Kühne
Respondents
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Reps: Henrik Lehment
Judges
- Peter Tochtermann
- Tobias Sender
- Kai Härmand
- Steven Richard Kitchen
Patents
- EP3652914
CPC codes: H04L63/1416, G06F2221/034, G06N20/00, G06F21/554, H04L63/166, H04L63/1441
Technology area: Software & Computing · Cybersecurity
Sector: Computing & AI
Outcome
RevokedDismissed — patent invalid
Filed: Nov 7, 2024
First decided: Dec 19, 2025
Language: English
The Court revoked European patent EP 3 652 914 B1 in its entirety in the territories of France and Germany on the basis of the counterclaim for revocation filed by Palo Alto Networks. The claims (including the unconditionally amended main request and all auxiliary requests) were found to lack inventive step in light of the prior art. As a consequence, the infringement action was dismissed. Centripetal was ordered to bear the costs of the litigation. The value in dispute was set at EUR 2 million (EUR 1 million each for the infringement action and counterclaim).
Open on UPC RegistryClaims
At issue1, 2, 10, 14
Revokedall
Notes: EP 3 652 914 entirely revoked in France and Germany; unconditionally amended main request (claims 1, 2, 10, 14) and all auxiliary request amendments (claims 1-12) lacked inventive step.