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DateCaseDivisionActionMotionOutcomeSummary
2026-02-02UPC_CFI_657/2025Dusseldorf LDGeneric OrderCostsCosts onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division issued a cost decision following the merits judgment of 16 June 2025 (10x Genomics v. Curio Bioscience), apportioning costs of PI proceedings and main action proceedings at a 30%/70% ratio (claimant/defendant) based on the parties' respective success.
2026-02-02UPC_CFI_658/2025Dusseldorf LDGeneric OrderCostsCosts onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division issued a costs decision in the 10x Genomics v Curio Bioscience proceedings (EP 2 697 391), establishing that costs of PI proceedings and main proceedings are capped separately, that mixing of costs between proceedings is inadmissible, and that in partial success the ceiling is reduced proportionally.
2025-12-19UPC_CFI_1600/2025Dusseldorf LDApplication for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199EvidenceProcedural onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division ordered disclosure of the expert's detailed description from the MEDICA trade fair inspection to LiNA Medical, following the same reasoning as in UPC_CFI_1598/2025, after Tonglu Qianyan Medtech failed to appoint a UPC representative to access the CMS.
2025-11-19UPC_CFI_539/2024Dusseldorf LDApplication RoP262AProceduralProcedural onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division ruled on the partial release of an expert inspection report to Bekaert Binjiang (claimant), ordering redaction of trade secrets (prices, quantities, customer bank details) that were irrelevant to the infringement question, while authorising disclosure of technically relevant information such as wire coating characteristics.
2025-11-18UPC_CFI_1600/2025Dusseldorf LDApplication for preserving evidence pursuant to RoP192EvidenceProcedural onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex parte order for inspection and preservation of evidence at Tonglu Qianyan Medtech's exhibition booth at the MEDICA trade fair, to establish whether a 'disposable morcellator' infringes LiNA Medical's EP 2 593 025 B1.
2025-05-13UPC_APP_45185/2024Dusseldorf LDGeneric applicationCostsCosts onlyDüsseldorf Local Division determined costs in UPC_CFI_7/2023 (Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v Bette GmbH & Co. KG, first-ever UPC decision on the merits). The court ordered Bette (the unsuccessful defendant) to reimburse Kaldewei EUR 84,950 in total costs, rejecting Bette's challenge to the reasonableness of the amount. The court noted the extra effort required for the first substantive UPC decision as a justification for higher costs.
2025-04-16UPC_CFI_539/2024Dusseldorf LDRequest to review an order ex-partemotionName.ex_parteProcedural onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division ruled on Siltronic AG's application for review of an ex parte preservation of evidence and inspection order (R. 197.3 and .4 RoP) obtained by Bekaert Binjiang Steel Cord Co. against Siltronic AG and Hinterberger GmbH & Co. KG concerning EP 3 212 356 B1. The court confirmed that a preservation order may encompass the seizure of delivery notes and invoices, that the list in R. 196.1 is not exhaustive, and that such measures may be used to gather evidence of individual acts of use. The court upheld the order in substance.
2025-04-09UPC_APP_7511/2025Dusseldorf LDApplication RoP262.1 (b)ProceduralProcedural onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division issued an order on a request for public access to the register under R.262.1(b) RoP in the Dolby v. Beko/Arçelik infringement proceedings concerning the Opus Audio Codec patent EP 3 605 534, determining the scope of materials available to the public.