UPC CFI 807/2024

At the UPC: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd. (7 cases)·Cybex GmbH (9 cases)

• 2026-05-27
  Counterclaim for revocationPublic

  Summary: Both the infringement action brought by Wonderland Nurserygoods and the counterclaim for revocation by the Cybex defendants were dismissed. The court found no literal or equivalent infringement of EP 1 905 615 by the challenged Cybex stroller models, and upheld the patent as valid against all revocation attacks.

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  • Infringement by equivalent means (doctrine of equivalents)
  • Criteria for technical equivalence under UPC law
  • Claim construction — meaning of 'seat', 'cavity', and 'clasping mechanism'
  • Counterclaim for revocation — novelty and inventive step
  • Admissibility of late-filed evidence (prior use of 'Speedi SX')
  • Admissibility of late-filed pleadings (rejoinder filing via CMS)
  • Whether R. 263 RoP applies to extension of equivalence arguments
  • Whether the 'stem' forms part of the seat or the wheel bearing assembly
• 2025-10-14
  Application RoP 333Public

  Summary: The panel dismissed the defendants' application for review of a case management order (R. 333 RoP) concerning an auxiliary request for claim amendment in a stroller swivel-locking device infringement action. The judge-rapporteur's procedural order was confirmed.

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  • R. 333 RoP review of case management order
  • Auxiliary request for claim amendment
  • Infringement by equivalence of stroller swivel locking device
• 2025-08-05
  Public

  Summary: Düsseldorf Local Division decided to proceed with both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation jointly (Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA) in Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd. v. Cybex GmbH et al. (EP 1 905 615). Both parties consented to the joint hearing. The early decision on the bifurcation issue was taken under R. 37.2 RoP for reasons of efficiency and to allow uniform interpretation of the patent.

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  • Joint hearing of infringement action and counterclaim for revocation (Art. 33(3) UPCA, R. 37.2 RoP)
  • Early decision on bifurcation issue