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DateCaseDivisionActionMotionOutcomeSummary
2026-03-24UPC_CFI_1049/2025Hamburg LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsWithdrawnThe Hamburg Local Division ordered reimbursement of 60% of court fees to claimant BTL Medizintechnik GmbH following the previously granted withdrawal of its infringement action before closure of the written procedure, applying R. 370.9(b)(i) RoP (2025 version).
2026-02-25UPC_CFI_619/2025The Hague LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division addressed GSK's R.263 application to amend its claim and Moderna's R.9 application to dismiss late-filed submissions in a parallel mRNA vaccine infringement action.
2026-02-25UPC_CFI_620/2025The Hague LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division issued a procedural order under Rule 9 RoP in GSK's infringement action against Pfizer/BioNTech entities concerning vaccine-related patents, addressing admissibility of submissions in GSK's Reply.
2026-02-18UPC_CFI_616/2025The Hague LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division ruled on GSK's application to amend its claim under Rule 263 RoP and Moderna's application to dismiss late-filed submissions under Rule 9 RoP in patent infringement proceedings relating to mRNA vaccine technology.
2025-12-19UPC_CFI_494/2025Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyHamburg Local Division procedural order on HMD Global's request for production of licence agreements (R. 190 RoP) in Fraunhofer's SEP infringement action. The Court granted partial disclosure: HMD's request regarding the AAC Patent License Agreement with a named third party (whose identity is redacted) was granted subject to a confidentiality declaration, as Fraunhofer had consented. The request regarding a second bilateral agreement was not yet ripe for determination.
2025-12-19UPC_CFI_494/2025Hamburg LDProcedural OrderProceduralProcedural onlyDuplicate of the Hamburg Local Division order (19 December 2025) on HMD Global's request for production of licence agreements under R. 190 RoP in Fraunhofer's MPEG-4/AAC SEP infringement proceedings against HMD Global.
2025-11-28UPC_CFI_619/2025The Hague LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division issued a procedural order under R. 302 RoP addressing a procedural step in proceedings before the court.
2025-11-05UPC_CFI_461/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyHamburg Local Division correction order (R. 353 RoP) correcting several errors in the judgment of 5 November 2025 in Dolle v. Fakro concerning EP 2 476 814 B1. Corrections included party representative name, address, patent claim reference number errors, and addition of the defendants' counterclaims relating to conditional auxiliary requests.
2025-11-05UPC_CFI_461/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsInfringedHamburg Local Division found that Fakro entities infringed Dolle A/S's European Patent EP 2 476 814 B1 (roof window with priority claim). The Court granted an injunction, recall of infringing products, removal from distribution channels, provision of information and damages assessment deferred. Fakro's counterclaim for revocation was rejected. The Court confirmed that 'the same invention' in Art. 87 EPC is interpreted by the direct-and-unambiguous disclosure standard.
2025-10-28UPC_CFI_555/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyProcedural order summarising an online interim conference held on 22 October 2025. The judge-rapporteur set the value of the infringement action at EUR 3 million and the counterclaim for revocation at EUR 4.5 million (total EUR 7.5 million). The parties agreed to resolve reimbursable legal costs out of court at approximately 50% of the ceiling. The judge-rapporteur admitted the Patent Sale Agreement and Patent Assignment Agreement (Exhibits PS 11 and 12) to the file. No substantive ruling on infringement or validity was made.
2025-10-28UPC_CFI_537/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyHamburg Local Division procedural order summarising the interim conference of 22 October 2025 in Malikie Innovations v. Nintendo, including case management orders: case value set at EUR 7.5 million (EUR 3m infringement + EUR 4.5m counterclaim), agreement on reimbursable legal costs (approximately 50% of ceiling), updates on parallel proceedings, and admission of second round of patent amendment auxiliary requests.
2025-09-30UPC_CFI_688/2025Hamburg LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsSettledThe Hamburg Local Division confirmed the settlement between MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte and Zhejiang Nurotron Biotechnology / Nurotron Global SARL in the infringement action concerning EP 4 074 373, recording the settlement as an enforceable court decision under R. 365 RoP with the details remaining confidential.
2025-07-10ACT_19746/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsPartially revokedFinal decision from Hamburg Local Division in infringement action by Nera Innovations Ltd. against Xiaomi entities concerning EP 2 642 632 (wireless power receiver). The infringement claim was dismissed as the patent was found to be substantially invalid. The patent was revoked in its main claim form, but maintained in a limited amended form (auxiliary requests 1 and 2). The counterclaim for revocation beyond those auxiliary requests was also dismissed. Costs of the infringement action borne by claimant; costs of counterclaim split 20% claimant / 80% defendants. Case value set at EUR 3,750,000.
2025-07-10ACT_19746/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyHamburg Local Division correction order (R. 353 RoP) correcting several factual errors in its judgment of 10 July 2025 in the Nera Innovations v. Xiaomi infringement proceedings. The corrections related to the patent transfer history (incorrect description of LG Innotek transfer) and heading numbering errors.
2025-06-19UPC_CFI_363/2024Paris LDGeneric applicationProcedural onlyProcedural order from the Paris Local Division dated 19 June 2025 dealing with security for costs requested by defendant GISELA MAYER GmbH against claimant N.J DIFFUSION SARL in an infringement action. NJ Diffusion had been placed in judicial reorganization (redressement judiciaire) on 5 June 2025. The court had to deal with: (1) the intervention of the court-appointed administrator and judicial representative; (2) request to provide security for costs under R. 158 RoP; and (3) the oral hearing scheduled for 20 June 2025. The order addresses the effect of insolvency proceedings on pending UPC proceedings under R. 311 RoP.
2025-04-23UPC_CFI_537/2024Hamburg LDApplication RoP262AProceduralProcedural onlyProcedural order granting Nintendo's request for confidentiality protection (Rule 262A RoP) of sales data in their Statement of Defence. Access to unredacted information restricted to two named reliable persons on the Claimant's side, subject to conditions. Claimant's request for access for two specific employees was accommodated.
2025-02-19ACT_7940/2024Hamburg LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsNot infringedHamburg Local Division final decision in infringement action (with revocation counterclaim) concerning a patent for reducing latency in wireless network data packet processing (claimed as standard-essential). Both the infringement claim and the revocation counterclaim were dismissed. The court found non-infringement after interpreting the patent claims with reference to the description and drawings (Art. 69 EPC), concluding that the defendant's Cisco products did not implement the claimed DMA-based simultaneous header writing mechanism. The revocation counterclaim also failed. Costs were split: claimant to bear 40%, defendants 60%.
2024-12-11UPC_CFI_664/2024Hamburg LDGeneric OrderProcedural onlyProcedural order of Hamburg Local Division in Hand Held Products v Scandit AG (EP 3 764 271) clarifying the correct service date of the statement of claim on the defendant (a Swiss company). The court held that R. 271.6 RoP (10-day fiction for registered post) does not apply to service in Switzerland under the Hague Service Convention, and that the actual service date of 20 November 2024 applies.
2024-09-09UPC_CFI_88/2024Hamburg LDGeneric applicationProcedural onlyPreliminary procedural order from Hamburg Local Division dated 9 September 2024 in infringement proceedings brought by Roche Diabetes Care GmbH and F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG against Tandem Diabetes Care entities and VitalAire GmbH regarding EP 2 196 231. The order deals with Tandem's request to stay the proceedings. The court balanced the right to a fair trial (Art. 6 ECHR, Art. 47 EU Charter) with the principle that proceedings should normally conclude within one year (RoP Preamble point 7). No stay was granted; the case management timetable was maintained.
2024-08-26UPC_CFI_54/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsNot infringedThe Hamburg Local Division dismissed Avago's infringement claim against Tesla for EP 1 612 910 B1 (power management system) as no infringement of any claim could be established, and on Tesla's counterclaim partially revoked the patent, maintaining only claim 1 in the form of auxiliary request 1 with claim 3 deleted.
2024-08-09UPC_CFI_278/2023Hamburg LDApplication RoP262AProceduralProcedural onlyHamburg Local Division issued a confidentiality order under R.262A RoP protecting supply chain and trade secret information submitted by Gucci defendants in their Statement of Defence and Rejoinder. Access was restricted to named representatives of AGFA NV. The order replaced a preliminary order of 2 July.
2023-12-05UPC_CFI_54/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division issued a further procedural order setting deadlines for Avago Technologies to file its reply and response to the invalidity counterclaim, after additional submissions regarding the start date of the reply deadline, in the infringement action against Tesla Germany GmbH and Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE.
2023-11-28UPC_CFI_54/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division issued a procedural order setting the deadline for Avago Technologies to file its reply to the statement of defence and its response to the invalidity counterclaim, taking into account the delayed receipt of the confidential defence version and aligning the two deadlines.
2023-11-03UPC_CFI_54/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division issued a final confidentiality order under Rule 262A RoP in Avago v. Tesla, defining the scope of protection for trade secrets and the category of persons permitted to access confidential information.
2023-10-27UPC_CFI_22/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division granted an extension of the deadline for Vizgen, Inc. to file its defence in an infringement action by 10x Genomics and Harvard College, citing delayed upload of statement of claim annexes by the claimants and a delayed CMS access for the defendant's representatives.
2023-10-04UPC_CFI_278/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division issued an order granting extension of deadlines for multiple defendants (Gucci entities) to file their defence, aligning deadlines and addressing the appointment of a common electronic service representative, in an infringement action involving Guccio Gucci S.p.A. and related entities.
2023-10-04UPC_CFI_54/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division issued a provisional order restricting access to confidential information under Rule 262A RoP to the parties' legal representatives only, pending a final decision on the confidentiality application, in an infringement action by Avago Technologies against Tesla entities concerning EP 1 612 910.
2023-08-22UPC_CFI_54/2023Hamburg LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Hamburg Local Division addressed Tesla's request for a deadline extension to file its defence in Avago Technologies' infringement action, in circumstances where key personnel were on holiday and supplier coordination was required.