UPC CFI 729/2024

At the UPC: Keysight Technologies Deutschland GmbH (7 cases)·Centripetal Limited (22 cases)

• 2025-12-05
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: Decision of the Mannheim Local Division dated 5 December 2025 dismissing Centripetal Limited's infringement action against Keysight Technologies entities for infringement of EP 3 821 580 (methods and systems for network protection). Centripetal alleged direct infringement of claim 16 and indirect infringement of claim 1 in Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands. The panel found that the defendants' products (AppStack, SecureStack-SSL, Threat Simulator) did not read on the claims as construed: defendants denied in the oral hearing that the source code contained functionality for threat-metadata-based routing to a CAS (a claim requirement), and Centripetal failed to substantiate its contrary position with sufficient evidence or proof under R. 171 RoP. The conditional counterclaim for revocation was not decided as the condition (infringement finding) was not met. Centripetal was ordered to bear all costs of the infringement proceedings.

  Show the legal issues (5)

  • Direct infringement of claim 16
  • Indirect infringement of claim 1
  • Claim construction for network protection methods (CAS, threat metadata, gateway)
  • Burden of proof for infringement under R. 171 RoP
  • Conditional counterclaim for revocation