UPC CFI 665/2025

At the UPC: Samsung Group (57 cases)·Maxell, Ltd. (11 cases)

• 2026-09-22
  Counter claim for revocationPublic

  Summary: The Munich Local Division revoked Maxell's EP 2 403 266 in its entirety on Samsung's counterclaim (UPC_CFI_665/2025), holding claim 1 obvious over D1 and D10 for the patent as granted and every auxiliary request, with auxiliary requests 12 and 13 also adding matter; the infringement action was therefore dismissed and Maxell ordered to pay Samsung the agreed EUR 620,000 in costs.

  Show the legal issues (4)

  • Inventive step: claim 1 obvious over D1 in combination with D10, as granted and for all auxiliary requests examined
  • Unallowable added matter (Art. 138(1)(c) EPC) in auxiliary requests 12 and 13 (UTF-8-encoded display state information)
  • Infringement action dismissed as a consequence of revocation
  • Costs award by party agreement: EUR 600,000 representation costs plus EUR 20,000 court fee
• 2026-05-05
  Counterclaim for revocationPublic

  Summary: The court issued a rectified order summarising the interim conference held on 30 April 2026. The order sets the value of the infringement action at EUR 2,000,000 and the counterclaim for revocation at EUR 3,000,000, and sets out procedural agreements on limiting invalidity attacks and auxiliary requests, scheduling the oral hearing for 23 July 2026, and other case management matters.

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  • Case value determination for infringement action and counterclaim
  • Limitation of invalidity attacks and auxiliary requests
  • Scheduling of oral hearing
  • Confidentiality of register entries under R. 262.2 RoP
  • Avertment of enforcement by security under Art. 62.1 UPCA and Art. 63 UPCA
  • Admissibility of exhibit and FRAND defence