UPC CoA 13/2026
Feb 5, 2026·EP2671766: Hydraulic connector, in particular for a windscreen-wiper system of a motor vehicle
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain Appeal
- Parties
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Technology
- Automotive
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Jun 22, 2026
- 2026-06-22Appeal decisionAppeal RoP220.2
The Court of Appeal reversed the orders of the Central Division (Paris Section) dated 23 December 2025 and 21 January 2026 that had declined jurisdiction. The Court ruled that the Central Division (Paris Section) has jurisdiction to hear the infringement action (UPC_CFI_809/2025) brought by Valeo against respondents (1) to (6), and that the language of the proceedings is French. The request for costs was rejected as the order does not terminate the substantive proceedings.
Legal issues:Jurisdiction of local/regional divisions versus central division under Article 33(1) UPCACompetence of the Central Division for defendants domiciled outside contracting member statesPreliminary objection procedure (R. 19 RoP)Language of proceedingsMultiple defendants with mixed domicile (inside and outside UPC contracting states)
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| action.phaseChange.caseClose | 2026-06-22 | Not public |
| action.issueDecision.decision | 2026-06-22 | Not public |
| Final Order | 2026-06-22 | Public |
| action.phaseChange.oralPhaseClose | 2026-05-04 | Not public |
| Hearing recording reference document | 2026-05-04 | Not public |
| action.communication.general | 2026-04-17 | Not public |
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| Order | 2026-04-03 | Public |
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| Document Respondent | 2026-03-16 | Not public |
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| Receipt | 2026-02-26 | Not public |
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| Statement of Response | 2026-02-26 | Not public |
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Article 33(1) third paragraph UPCA does not constitute an exception to the jurisdiction of local/regional divisions; the Central Division steps in as a substitute when no local/regional division is competent due to a defendant's domicile outside the contracting member states
ClaimantLegal basis: Article 33(1) UPCAWhere co-defendants include both parties domiciled inside and outside contracting member states, the risk of parallel proceedings and contradictory decisions requires treating the Central Division as the competent forum via the Article 33(1)(b) mechanism
ClaimantLegal basis: Article 33(1)(b) UPCAThe same alleged infringement (same patent) covers all defendants regardless of which territories or products are at issue for each, satisfying the requirement of the same alleged infringement
ClaimantLegal basis: Article 33(1) UPCA
The Central Division's competence for defendants outside contracting member states is an exception that excludes the jurisdiction of local/regional divisions
RespondentLegal basis: Article 33(1) UPCAOnly defendants accused of infringement in the same territories/products constitute the 'same alleged infringement' for jurisdictional purposes
RespondentLegal basis: Article 33(1) UPCAValeo should be required to bring its action exclusively before the local/regional division competent for the defendants domiciled in a contracting member state
RespondentLegal basis: Article 33(1) UPCA