UPC CFI 99/2024

At the UPC: Ona Patents SL (16 cases)·Apple Group (15 cases)

• 2025-09-17
  Public

  Summary: Order from the Düsseldorf Local Division dated 17 September 2025 concerning reimbursement of court fees under R. 370.9 and R. 370.11 RoP. The infringement action (filed March 2024 by Ona Patents SL against Apple entities) and subsequently a counterclaim for revocation (filed August 2025 by Apple) were pending when the order was issued. The order deals specifically with court fee reimbursement procedural matters; no substantive ruling on infringement or validity was made.

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  • Court fee reimbursement under R. 370.9 and R. 370.11 RoP
• 2025-09-05
  Application RoP 265Public

  Summary: The Düsseldorf Local Division granted Ona Patents SL leave to withdraw its patent infringement action against Apple entities concerning EP 2 263 098 B1. Simultaneously, the defendants withdrew their counterclaim for revocation. The parties agreed that each side bears its own costs, and no cost decision was issued. The proceedings were declared closed.

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  • Withdrawal of infringement action (R. 265.1 RoP)
  • Withdrawal of counterclaim for revocation
  • Costs allocation by party agreement
• 2025-08-01
  Public

  Summary: The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order requiring the claimant (Ona Patents SL) to clarify ambiguities in patent assignment documentation and to submit additional documents to establish standing to sue in the proceedings concerning EP 2 263 098 B1 against Apple entities.

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  • Patent assignment
  • Standing to sue
  • Locus standi
  • Asset purchase agreement
  • Patent ownership documentation
• 2025-04-14
  Public

  Summary: Düsseldorf Local Division decided, with the consent of the parties, to hear both the infringement action by Ona Patents SL against Apple Inc. (and affiliates) and Apple's counterclaim for revocation jointly, rather than bifurcating under Art. 33(3) UPCA. The court exercised its discretion under Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA in favour of joint hearing for reasons of efficiency and to ensure consistent interpretation of the patent by a single panel.

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  • Bifurcation of infringement and revocation proceedings under Art. 33(3) UPCA
  • Joint hearing of infringement and counterclaim for revocation under Rule 37 RoP
  • Procedural efficiency
• 2024-08-30
  Application RoP262APublic

  Summary: Procedural order from the Düsseldorf Local Division dated 30 August 2024 on confidentiality protection (R. 262A RoP) in infringement proceedings brought by Ona Patents SL against Apple entities. The order addresses the protection of trade secrets, specifically ruling that negative facts (the statement that products do not support certain functionalities) can also be subject to confidentiality. The names of employees involved in the relevant technical matters were also included within the confidentiality order.

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  • Confidentiality protection of trade secrets under R. 262A RoP
  • Negative facts as confidential information
  • Scope of confidentiality order