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UPC CFI 743/2025
Aug 14, 2025·EP4003084 Unitary patent · RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A STABILIZER AND AN ELASTIC ELEMENT
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Claimants
- FAST IP, LLCOperating co.
Representatives- Julia Traumann-Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbH
- Bernd Allekotte-Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbH
- Jens C. Koch-Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbH
- Sebastian Flach-Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbH
Respondents- Skechers USA Deutschland GmbHOperating co.
- Skechers S.à.r.l.Operating co.
- Skechers U.S.A., Inc.Operating co.
- Skechers EDC SPRLOperating co.
- Skechers USA Italia SrlOperating co.
- Skechers USA France SASOperating co.
Representatives- Timothy Whitfield-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Peter Damerell-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Martin Bicker-D Young & Co LLP
- Anthony Albutt-D Young & Co LLP
- Axel Verhauwen-Krieger Mes & Graf von der Groeben
- Michael Bergermann-Krieger Mes & Graf von der Groeben
- Julia Vogtmeier-Krieger Mes & Graf von der Groeben
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Oct 29, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- Skechers U.S.A., Inc. IIAdmissible2026-04-09
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 found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Tobias Pichlmaier | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Mojca Mlakar | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Ina Schnurr | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Michel Abello | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: FAST IP, LLC (2 cases)·Skechers USA Deutschland GmbH (2 cases)
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All proceedings on this patentThis dispute contains 1 other proceedings
Decisions
- 2025-10-29Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance granting Skechers' application under R.323 RoP to change the language of proceedings from German to English. The court held that all Skechers subsidiaries except one are based outside Germany, that the group's internal working language is English, and that conditions of enforcement of any future judgment were of lesser relevance than the parties' coordination needs during proceedings.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Change of language of proceedings (Art.49(5) UPCA, R.323 RoP)
- Enforcement conditions as less relevant factor
- Internal working language of multinational defendant group
Documents
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| Case closed | 2026-10-16 | Not public |
| Decision | 2026-10-16 | Not public |
| Decision | 2026-10-16 | Not public |
| Oral procedure closed | 2026-10-14 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-09 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-10-09 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-10-09 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-09-16 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-09-16 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-09-16 | Not public |