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UPC CFI 68/2025
Jan 29, 2025·EP3281569 · MODULAR FOAM UNIT
- Case details
- StatusOral PhaseActionCounterclaim for revocationCategoryCounterclaim for revocation
- Parties
- Respondents
- CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KGOperating co.
Representatives- Michael Rüberg-Boehmert & Boehmert
- Martin Wirtz-Boehmert & Boehmert
- Tarik Kapic-BOVARD Patentanwälte
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Technology
- Other fieldsConsumer products
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Apr 28, 2026
- EPO Opposition
- Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.Admissible2019-04-04
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.
| Patent revoked | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 37% (34/91) | 124 |
| Dusseldorf LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Berenice Thom | Locked | Locked |
| Judge András Kupecz | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Ingo Rinken | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Lorenzo Parrini | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Alpina Coffee Systems GmbH (10 cases)·CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG (10 cases)
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Decisions
- 2026-04-28Counterclaim for revocationPublic
Summary: The presiding judge issued a case management order (Verfahrensanordnung) under Rule 332 RoP providing procedural guidance for the parties ahead of the oral hearing. The order addresses pleading standards for infringement and validity arguments, requirements for auxiliary requests, and sets out a briefing schedule with deadlines between 15 May and 19 June 2026.
Show the legal issues (5)
- Case management and pleading standards under Rule 332 RoP
- Uniform claim construction for infringement and validity
- Sufficiency of invalidity attacks (novelty and inventive step)
- Requirements for auxiliary requests
- Briefing schedule and procedural timetable
Documents
Show all 195 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 2026-09-30 | Not public |
| Communication | 2026-08-17 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-07-31 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-07-31 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-07-31 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-07-31 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-07-31 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-07-31 | Not public |
| Communication | 2026-07-26 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-07-24 | Not public |