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UPC CoA 882/2025

Sep 18, 2025·EP3511174: PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE ORIGINAL PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Appeal
Category
Main Appeal
Parties
Respondents
Reps: Christof Augenstein
Division
Court of Appeal
Judges
Language
English
First decided
Jun 2, 2026
Claims
At issue1
Revoked1 (as granted)
Amended1 (German designation, amended form upheld)
Not infringed1
Notes: Claim 1 of the German designation revoked as granted and upheld in amended form. UK designation infringement requests dismissed with counterclaim for revocation declared conditionally unfulfilled.
Decisions
  • 2026-06-02
    Patent amendedAppeal decisionAppeal RoP220.1

    The Court of Appeal set aside the first-instance decisions in all four appeals. In UPC_CoA_312/2025 and UPC_CoA_333/2025, Fujifilm's infringement requests were rejected, Fujifilm's unconditional request to amend claim 1 of the German designation was allowed (claim 1 revoked as granted and upheld in amended form), and Kodak's counterclaim for revocation was rejected. In UPC_CoA_880/2025 and UPC_CoA_882/2025, Fujifilm's infringement requests were dismissed, and the condition under which Kodak's counterclaim for revocation was filed was declared not fulfilled.

    Legal issues:Claim construction of numerical values and manufacturing tolerancesPrivate prior use (Art. 28 UPCA) under German lawFront-loaded proceedings and submission of additional evidence (R. 29(c) RoP)International jurisdiction of the UPC over non-UPC territory designations (Art. 34 UPCA)Application of Brussels I bis Regulation (Art. 4) and forum non conveniensApplication of comity principles in cross-border patent disputesPatent amendment in appeal proceedingsUnconditional request to amend claim 1
    Damages:
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
action.issueOrder.order2026-07-27Not public
Order2026-07-27Public
action.phaseChange.caseClose2026-06-03Not public
action.issueDecision.decision2026-06-02Not public
Decision2026-06-02Public
action.issueDecision.decision2026-06-02Not public
Decision2026-06-02Not public
action.issueDecision.decision2026-06-02Not public
Decision2026-06-02Not public
action.communication.general2026-06-01Not public
action.phaseChange.oralPhaseClose2026-04-01Not public
Order2026-03-31Public
Order2026-03-31Public
Hearing recording reference document2026-03-30Not public
action.phaseChange.oralPhaseOpen2026-03-24Not public
action.phaseChange.interimPhaseClose2026-03-24Not public
action.communication.general2026-03-24Not public
Receipt2026-03-23Not public
Cover sheet2026-03-23Not public
Document Respondent2026-03-23Not public
action.communication.general2026-03-18Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-03-18Not public
Order2026-03-18Public
Receipt2026-03-17Not public
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Other document Appellant2026-03-17Not public
action.phaseChange.interimPhaseOpen2026-02-26Not public
action.phaseChange.writtenPhaseClose2026-02-26Not public
action.communication.general2026-02-25Not public
Receipt2026-02-25Not public
Cover sheet2026-02-25Not public
Statement of Response2026-02-25Not public
Statement of Response2026-02-25Not public
Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
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Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
Exhibit Respondent2026-02-25Not public
action.issueOrder.order2025-12-22Not public
Order2025-12-22Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-15Not public
Other document Respondent2025-12-15Not public
Receipt2025-12-15Not public
action.issueOrder.order2025-12-11Not public
Order2025-12-11Not public
Other document Appellant2025-12-10Not public
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Other document Appellant2025-12-10Not public
Receipt2025-12-10Not public
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Other document Respondent2025-12-10Not public
Receipt2025-12-10Not public
action.issueOrder.order2025-12-08Not public
Order2025-12-08Public
action.issueOrder.order2025-12-04Not public
Order2025-12-04Public
Other document Respondent2025-12-02Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-02Not public
Receipt2025-12-02Not public
action.issueOrder.order2025-11-25Not public
Order2025-11-25Public
Cover sheet2025-11-20Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-20Not public
Receipt2025-11-20Not public
action.communication.general2025-11-20Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Statement of the Grounds of Appeal2025-11-18Not public
Cover sheet2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Other document Appellant2025-11-18Not public
Receipt2025-11-18Not public
action.summons.oralHearing2025-10-21Not public
Summons2025-10-21Public
action.issueOrder.order2025-10-21Not public
Order2025-10-21Public
action.publishOrderDecision.case2025-10-21Not public
Other document Appellant2025-10-21Not public
action.communication.general2025-10-13Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-09-18Not public
25-09-18_-_EP_174_-_Appeal_-_Kodak_v_Fuji_UK2025-09-18Not public
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Fujifilm's unconditional request to amend claim 1 of the German designation of the patent should be allowed

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 76 UPCA; amendment proceedings

  • Kodak's counterclaim for revocation of the amended claim should be rejected

    RespondentLegal basis: Revocation counterclaim

  • UPC has international jurisdiction over designations outside the UPC territory where the defendant is domiciled in the UPC territory under Art. 4 Brussels I bis

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 4 Brussels I bis; Art. 34 UPCA; CJEU Owusu C-281/02; CJEU BSH v Electrolux
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • Fujifilm's infringement requests based on the patent as granted

    ClaimantLegal basis: Patent infringement (EP3511174 as granted)

  • The court should decline jurisdiction on forum non conveniens grounds

    ClaimantLegal basis: Forum non conveniens doctrine