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UPC CFI 783/2025
Aug 25, 2025·EP1491369 · Trailer hitch
- Case details
- StatusInterim PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Respondents
- Westfalia-Automotive GmbHOperating co.
- WITTER BRASOV SRLOperating co.
Representatives- Mischa Krumm-Gleiss Lutz
- Division
- Mannheim LD
- Technology
- Mechanical engineeringTransport
- Language
- German
- EPO Opposition
- WESTFALIA - Automotive GmbHAdmissible2019-10-11
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 |
| Mannheim LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Tochtermann | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Dirk Böttcher | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Agergaard | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Max Tilmann | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: ACPS Automotive GmbH (3 cases)·Westfalia-Automotive GmbH (3 cases)
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