UPC CFI 766/2024
Dec 6, 2024·EP4240194 Unitary patent · FASTENING DEVICE, HEAD-PROTECTIVE GEAR WITH SUCH A FASTENING DEVICE
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Patent infringed)ActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Claimants
- Cardo Systems, Ltd.Operating co.
Representatives- Tjibbe Douma-Bird & Bird LLP
- Giovanni Galimberti-Bird & Bird LLP
- Emelia Zalewska-Bird & Bird LLP
- Anna Koster-Bird & Bird LLP
- Markus Herzog-Weickmann & Weickmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
- Manuel Millahn-Weickmann & Weickmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Respondents- Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd.Operating co.
- Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co., LimitedOperating co.
- Division
- Milan LD
- Technology
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Jul 10, 2026
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Milan LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Pierluigi Perrotti | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Alima Zana | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Samuel Granata | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Cardo Systems, Ltd. (6 cases)·Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. (2 cases)
This dispute contains 1 other proceedings
5 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
UPC CFI 3257/2026·UPC CoA 111/2026·UPC CFI 1902/2025·UPC CFI 1382/2025·UPC CFI 766/2025
- 2026-07-10InfringementPublic
Summary: The Milan Local Division issued a decision by default finding that respondents Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co. Ltd. and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co. Limited infringed claimant Cardo Systems Ltd.'s patent EP 4 240 194. The court ordered an interim award for costs of €28,000, declared the case value at €500,000, ordered the handover of seized goods to Cardo's representatives, and required the defendants to provide detailed accounting and infringement information within 30 days.
Show the legal issues (6)
- Decision by default against non-appearing defendants
- Patent infringement of fastening device patent (EP 4 240 194)
- Damages under Article 68 UPCA: subjective element (awareness of infringement)
- Interim award for damages
- Handover of seized goods
- Disclosure and accounting obligations under R. 118.8 RoP
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Order | 2026-09-14 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-09-14 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-09-08 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-09-08 | Not public |
| Exhibit Claimant | 2026-09-08 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2026-09-08 | Not public |
| Communication | 2026-07-29 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2026-07-29 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2026-07-29 | Not public |
| Publication of decision | 2026-07-20 | Not public |
The deliberate copying of the patent, coupled with continued infringement in defiance of the Court's order, establishes the subjective element (awareness) required under Article 68(1) UPCA for full damages
ClaimantLegal basis: Article 68, paragraphs 1 and 4, UPCA
No rejected arguments captured.