UPC CFI 86/2025

At the UPC: InterDigital Group (34 cases)·Disney Group (26 cases)

• 2026-08-18
  InfringementPublic

  Summary: Mannheim Local Division decision of the judge-rapporteur (18 Aug 2026) in the enforcement proceedings of InterDigital v Disney (EP 2 465 265): the claimant's withdrawal of its 23 July 2026 request for penalty payments is permitted by analogy to R. 265 RoP (R. 354.4 RoP), the enforcement proceedings are declared closed, and the claimant bears the costs of the enforcement proceedings. The infringement action itself is not decided here.

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  • R. 354.4 RoP penalty payments in enforcement proceedings
  • R. 265 RoP applied by analogy to withdrawal of a penalty request
  • costs of enforcement proceedings borne by the withdrawing claimant
• 2025-05-02
  Public

  Summary: Order from the President of the Court of First Instance dated 2 May 2025, under R. 323 RoP, changing the language of proceedings in Mannheim Local Division case UPC_CFI_86/2025 to the language of the patent (as applied for by The Walt Disney Company entities as defendants). The order sets out principles on language change: the possibility of changing to the patent language does not conflict with the claimant's initial choice; the defendant's position is decisive when the balancing of interests is equal; and since the claimant has flexibility in choosing where to file, the language of the patent is generally not unfair to the claimant.

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  • Change of language of proceedings under Art. 49(5) UPCA and R. 323 RoP
  • Balancing parties' interests in language choice
  • Defendant's position as decisive factor when interests are equal