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UPC CFI 664/2024

Nov 7, 2024·EP3764271 Unitary patent · MOBILE DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED USER INTERFACE FOR READING CODE SYMBOLS

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Claimants
Representatives
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Hamburg LD
Technology
  • Electrical engineering
    Computer technology
Language
German
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
Hamburg LDLockedLocked
Judge Sabine KlepschLockedLocked
Judge András KupeczLockedLocked
Judge Stefan SchillingLockedLocked
Judge Torsten DuhmeLockedLocked

At the UPC: Hand Held Products, Inc. (15 cases)·Scandit AG (15 cases)

Decisions
  • 2024-12-11

    Summary: Procedural order of Hamburg Local Division in Hand Held Products v Scandit AG (EP 3 764 271) clarifying the correct service date of the statement of claim on the defendant (a Swiss company). The court held that R. 271.6 RoP (10-day fiction for registered post) does not apply to service in Switzerland under the Hague Service Convention, and that the actual service date of 20 November 2024 applies.

    Show the legal issues (2)
    • Service in non-EU countries (Hague Service Convention)
    • Inapplicability of EU Service Regulation fiction under R. 271.6 RoP to Swiss service
Document titleDatePublic
Case Closure Formal Check2025-04-04Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-04-03Not public
Order with grounds2025-04-03Public
Stellungnahme Antrag Kostenerstattung2025-04-01Not public
Anhoerung2025-03-31Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-03-31Not public
Order with grounds2025-03-31Public
Receipt2025-03-19Not public
Antrag Rückerstattung2025-03-19Not public
Zustimmung Ruecknahme2025-03-18Not public