| 2025-10-14 | UPC_CFI_807/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 333 | Procedural | Procedural only | The panel dismissed the defendants' application for review of a case management order (R. 333 RoP) concerning an auxiliary request for claim amendment in a stroller swivel-locking device infringement action. The judge-rapporteur's procedural order was confirmed. |
| 2025-10-14 | UPC_CFI_135/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued an order cancelling the scheduled oral hearing in the Dolby v Beko/Arçelik infringement proceedings concerning EP 3 605 534 B1 (audio coding), due to the unavailability of one of the lead counsel for personal reasons. |
| 2025-10-14 | UPC_CFI_100/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a further procedural order under R. 35 and 36 RoP in the Ona Patents v Google infringement proceedings (EP 2 263 098), addressing procedural steps in the case. |
| 2025-10-13 | UPC_CFI_362/2025 | Paris LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Paris Local Division (judge-rapporteur Camille Lignieres) issued a preliminary order refusing Vivo's request to postpone the deadline for filing the Statement of Defence pending the outcome of Vivo's preliminary objection on UPC jurisdiction in the SEP/FRAND case (EP 3 407 524). The Court held that R. 19.6 RoP provides that the filing of a preliminary objection should not slow down the main proceedings in the absence of exceptional circumstances. Since Vivo would raise a FRAND defence in any event, no exceptional circumstances were established. The Statement of Defence remained due on 28 November 2025. |
| 2025-10-13 | UPC_CFI_100/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 333 | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a R. 333 RoP review order in the Ona Patents v Google infringement proceedings concerning EP 2 263 098 B1 (Wi-Fi positioning), addressing procedural aspects of the case management. |
| 2025-10-10 | UPC_CFI_386/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Infringed | The Hague Local Division found HL Display's European Patent EP 2 432 351 B1 (shelf divider system) valid and infringed (including indirect infringement) by Black Sheep Retail Products. The Court granted an injunction, ordered BSRP to cease infringing activities across all territories where the patent is in force. A counterclaim for declaration of non-infringement regarding a revised product was declared inadmissible. Long-arm jurisdiction was established for sales outside the Netherlands. |
| 2025-10-10 | UPC_CFI_303/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Revoked | The Munich Local Division revoked Motorola Mobility LLC's EP 3 972 309 (telecommunications patent) in full after finding added matter beyond the parent application, and dismissed the infringement action against ASUSTek, ASUS Computer GmbH and ASUSTEK (UK); costs borne by claimant Motorola. |
| 2025-10-10 | UPC_CFI_114/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Partially revoked | The Munich Local Division dismissed Heraeus Electronics' infringement action against Vibrantz GmbH concerning EP 3 215 288 (metal sintering preparation) and partially allowed the counterclaim for revocation, with the patent maintained in amended form for certain claims; costs split 60% claimant / 40% defendant. |
| 2025-10-09 | UPC_CFI_132/2024 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Not infringed | The Mannheim Local Division dismissed both the infringement action by Total Semiconductor LLC against Texas Instruments entities concerning EP 2 746 967 (DVFS processor) and the counterclaim for revocation, finding no infringement due to insufficiently substantiated assertions and the patent remaining valid. |
| 2025-10-07 | UPC_CFI_226/2025 | Milan LD | Application Rop 360 | Procedural | Settled | The Milan Local Division closed the infringement proceedings between Hypertherm Inc. and Tec.Mo. s.r.l. under R. 360 RoP after the parties reached a settlement agreement, with costs compensated between the parties and partial court fee reimbursement ordered. |
| 2025-10-07 | UPC_CFI_216/2024 | Brussels LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Settled | The Brussels Local Division confirmed the settlement (dadingsovereenkomst) between Cretes NV and Hyler BV in the infringement action and counterclaim for revocation proceedings, and ordered partial reimbursement of court fees under R. 370(9)(c) and (e) RoP. |
| 2025-10-03 | UPC_CFI_819/2024 | Mannheim LD | Withdrawal (RoP265) | Withdrawal | Withdrawn | Decision permitting Corning Incorporated's partial withdrawal of its infringement action (EP 3 296 274) against Defendants 7 to 9 (LG Electronics entities). Defendants 7-9 did not contest the withdrawal. The proceedings against LG Electronics entities were declared closed. The counterclaim for revocation filed by Defendants 3-9 (TCL and LG entities) concerning the same case was addressed separately. |
| 2025-10-02 | UPC_CFI_496/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a rectification order correcting a clerical error in the decision of 29 September 2025 in the Headwater v Samsung proceedings concerning EP 3 110 072. |
| 2025-10-02 | UPC_CFI_162/2024 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Not infringed | The Mannheim Local Division dismissed Hurom Co. Ltd.'s infringement action against NUC Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea) concerning EP 2 028 981 (juice extractor), finding no infringement of claim 1 in the separated part of the proceedings. |
| 2025-10-02 | UPC_CFI_159/2024 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Infringed | The Mannheim Local Division found that NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK infringed claim 1 of Hurom Co. Ltd.'s EP 2 028 981 (juice extractor) in Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom, ordering damages to be assessed and full disclosure of infringing sales; costs awarded to Hurom. |
| 2025-10-01 | UPC_CFI_611/2025 | Mannheim LD | Preliminary objection | motionName.jurisdictional | Procedural only | The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order on a preliminary objection (R. 19 RoP) filed by Grizzly Tools / Lidl entities against Robert Bosch's infringement action, ruling on international and territorial jurisdiction under Brussels Ia Regulation (Art. 71b) and holding that the preliminary objection is an internal procedural tool. |
| 2025-09-30 | UPC_CFI_688/2025 | Hamburg LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Settled | The 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. |
| 2025-09-29 | UPC_CFI_496/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 265 | Procedural | Withdrawn | The Düsseldorf Local Division recorded Headwater Research LLC's withdrawal of its infringement action against Samsung Electronics entities concerning EP 3 110 072, with 60% of court fees reimbursed as the withdrawal occurred before closure of the written procedure. |
| 2025-09-26 | UPC_CFI_315/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Procedural Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order under R. 108 RoP in the infringement action by Labrador Diagnostics LLC against bioMérieux entities concerning EP 3 756 767 B1 (diagnostic testing apparatus). |
| 2025-09-26 | UPC_CFI_26/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Withdrawal (RoP265) | Withdrawal | Withdrawn | The Düsseldorf Local Division recorded the withdrawal by Headwater Research LLC of its infringement action (EP 3 110 069) against Samsung Electronics entities after the court had issued a decision on 30 July 2025 dismissing the infringement action and revoking the patent; both parties to bear own costs. |
| 2025-09-17 | UPC_CFI_99/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | — | Costs only | 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. |
| 2025-09-15 | ACT_16116/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural scheduling order by Munich Local Division (UPC_CFI_145-148/2024, 15 September 2025) summoning party experts to oral hearing on 14-17 October 2025 in four consolidated infringement proceedings by Sanofi entities against Accord Healthcare, STADA, Reddy Pharma/betapharm and Zentiva groups concerning EP 2 493 466. |
| 2025-09-15 | ACT_16120/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | Munich Local Division order (judge-rapporteur Zigann) following the second interim conference in consolidated infringement proceedings by Sanofi entities against Zentiva, STADA, Dr. Reddy's and Accord Healthcare groups concerning EP 2 493 466 (insulin glargine). The order confirms the oral hearing dates (14-17 October 2025), orders all four counterclaims to be heard together with separate handling of each infringement action, and gives organisational directions for the hearing. |
| 2025-09-15 | ACT_16112/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a post-interim-conference procedural order in consolidated infringement actions by Sanofi (and successor entities) against multiple generic companies (Accord, STADA, Dr Reddy's, Zentiva) relating to EP 2 493 466 (UPC_CFI_145–503/2024 group). The order confirmed oral hearing dates (14–17 October 2025) and directed that the four counterclaims for revocation be heard together while each infringement action is heard separately. |
| 2025-09-08 | UPC_CFI_530/2025 | Paris LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | The Paris Local Division issued a procedural order aligning service deadlines for the multiple defendants in the infringement action filed by KEEEX SAS against Adobe, OpenAI, TruePic, the Joint Development Foundation Projects and the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) concerning EP 2 949 070. The order addressed technical difficulties encountered in serving defendants located in Ireland and the USA under The Hague Convention, and set extended time limits for responses. |
| 2025-09-05 | UPC_CFI_99/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 265 | — | Withdrawn | 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. |
| 2025-09-01 | UPC_CFI_848/2024 | Munich LD | Generic application | — | Procedural only | Procedural order from Munich Local Division dated 1 September 2025 granting KNAPP Smart Solutions GmbH's application for a 6-day extension of the deadline for its reply to the defence and the response to the counterclaim for revocation (including any patent amendment application) to 9 September 2025. The extension was justified by mutual vacation absences among involved persons and consented to by the defendant Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH. The order notes that irregularities in the CMS upload dates caused uncertainty about the exact deadline. |
| 2025-08-29 | ACT_44624/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Not infringed | The Local Division The Hague found that Maars' Horizon Products did not infringe City Glass's expired EP 1 651 838 (glazing system patent) because a key feature of the sole claim (feature 1.6 – self-locking mechanism) was not met; the revocation counterclaim was dismissed as the patent was held valid. Costs were agreed between the parties. |
| 2025-08-26 | UPC_CFI_559/2025 | Munich LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order from Munich Local Division dated 26 August 2025 staying the proceedings in an infringement action brought by Shangrao Xinyuan Yuedong Technology Development Co. against LONGi Solar and related entities regarding EP 3 297 043 B1, following a joint request by the claimant and defendants 1–4 due to ongoing settlement negotiations. Proceedings against defendant 5 (Thomas Seifert) were also stayed under R. 295(m) RoP pending possible inclusion in the settlement. |
| 2025-08-26 | UPC_CFI_362/2025 | Paris LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Paris Local Division granted a three-week extension to Vivo entities for filing their Preliminary Objection and Statement of Defence in Sun Patent Trust's infringement action concerning EP 3 407 524, following the delay caused by confidentiality proceedings and the parties' voluntary agreement to grant access to unredacted files. |
| 2025-08-22 | UPC_CFI_248/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | — | Patent amended | Munich Local Division found infringement of EP 2 387 547 (water filter cartridge patent) in an amended form and issued a permanent injunction against the defendants (AQUASHIELD entities). The patent was maintained in an amended form pursuant to auxiliary requests. The Court also ordered disclosure of information and declared defendants liable for damages from 23 May 2019. The infringement claim was partly dismissed and costs split 50/50. |
| 2025-08-22 | UPC_CFI_459/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | — | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division suspended the file access proceedings under R.262.1(b) RoP concerning the Tridonic/CUPOWER infringement case, pending ongoing settlement negotiations in the parallel main proceedings, with consent of all parties. |
| 2025-08-21 | ACT_13359/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order in infringement proceedings by Hartmann Packaging A/S against Omni-Pac entities (Düsseldorf Local Division) concerning EP 2 755 901 B1 (egg packaging). The order closes the interim procedure, provides the panel's preliminary view on the skilled person definition and provides the parties with feature analyses for claims 1, 5 and 6. Claimant cautioned about potential indefiniteness of its recall request and corrected the basis for preliminary damages. Parties given deadline until 28 August 2025 for uploads before oral hearing. |
| 2025-08-21 | UPC_CFI_248/2025 | Munich LD | Application RoP262A | — | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order in Huawei's infringement action against MediaTek entities (Dimensity-series 5G chips, EP 3 905 840 B1) concerning a confidentiality protection application (R. 262A RoP) in relation to a request for production of licence agreements (R. 190 RoP). The order dealt with the treatment of confidential information submitted alongside a FRAND/compulsory licence antitrust defence. |
| 2025-08-21 | UPC_CFI_386/2024 | The Hague LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division dismissed Black Sheep Retail Products B.V.'s application to submit two physical objects (its old product and a new product) as exhibits in support of its rejoinder in infringement proceedings brought by HL Display AB concerning EP 2 432 351. The court found no explanation had been provided for why the objects could not have been filed earlier, notably with the Statement of Defence. |
| 2025-08-15 | ACT_39810/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order under Rule 105.5 RoP following an interim conference, addressing scheduling, use of visual aids, and appointment of a technical judge for the oral hearing in an infringement action regarding EP 2 432 351. |
| 2025-08-14 | UPC_CFI_135/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order granting Dolby's application to file an additional written submission pursuant to Rule 36 RoP in the infringement action against Beko/Arçelik, as Dolby made the request before the judge-rapporteur intended to close the written procedure. |
| 2025-08-13 | ACT_36388/2024 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Partially revoked | The Hague Local Division dismissed Winnow Solutions' infringement claims (EP 3 198 245, food waste monitoring system) and partially revoked the patent as granted, maintaining it only in the form of Conditional Request 3 (an amended version). The patent was found not infringed by Orbisk B.V. in the form maintained by the court. Winnow was ordered to pay 85% of Orbisk's costs (EUR 112,000 legal costs, EUR 15,000 court fee, EUR 5,500 expert costs = EUR 112,625 total). Orbisk's R.190 document production application was dismissed. |
| 2025-08-06 | UPC_CFI_195/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | — | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted the claimants' request to stay infringement proceedings (and the related counterclaim for revocation) concerning EP 4 252 857 pending the outcome of the appeal against the first-instance decision in related case UPC_CFI_505/2024 (concerning EP 3 536 712). The court found that both cases involve the same factual and legal infringement questions and that a stay serves efficient use of judicial and party resources. |
| 2025-08-04 | UPC_CFI_519/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order on the handling of multiple related infringement actions and counterclaims for revocation concerning three patents, deciding on the approach under Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA before close of written procedure. |
| 2025-08-01 | ACT_39091/2024 | Paris LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Not infringed | Decision on the merits of the Paris Local Division dismissing all infringement claims by N.J DIFFUSION SARL (in collective insolvency proceedings, assisted by its judicial administrator) against GISELA MAYER GmbH for infringement of EP 2 404 516 (edge-to-edge ribbon design), both direct and by equivalence. The Court found that the patent's scope is limited to edge-to-edge placement as defined in the claims, and no infringement was established. N.J DIFFUSION must bear all costs (fixed at EUR 50,000 as a claim against the insolvency estate). |
| 2025-08-01 | UPC_CFI_100/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order requiring further written submissions from the parties in the infringement action concerning patent ownership and the presentation of exhibits. The court noted inconsistencies in the claimant's statements on patent ownership and directed supplementary presentations. |
| 2025-08-01 | UPC_CFI_54/2024 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | — | Revoked | Munich Local Division found that European Patent 2 391 947 (Headwater, relating to Android device network management) is invalid in all forms including as amended. The panel cancelled the second oral hearing planned for September 2025, indicating the patent was found invalid both as granted and in all amended forms proposed by Headwater. The infringement action was therefore dismissed. |
| 2025-07-31 | ACT_953/2024 | Nordic-Baltic RD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Infringed | Decision by Nordic-Baltic Regional Division (UPC_CFI_9/2024, 31 July 2025) finding Sioen NV liable for infringement of EP 2 186 428 B2 (protective workwear / clothing) across 16 UPC member states. An injunction was granted, product recall and destruction ordered, information on sales required, damages declared owing, and EUR 50,000 awarded as interim legal costs. All other requests were dismissed. |
| 2025-07-30 | ACT_3932/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Revoked | The Düsseldorf Local Division dismissed Headwater Research LLC's infringement action against Samsung and revoked European patent EP 3 110 069 B1 to the extent of claim 1, on the basis of a successful counterclaim for revocation; all costs were borne by the claimant. The court also rejected a new argument on added matter as inadmissible under R. 9.2 RoP. |
| 2025-07-30 | UPC_CFI_208/2024 | Munich LD | Application RoP262.1 (b) | — | Procedural only | Procedural order (in German) granting Renault SAS (a third party allegedly threatened with infringement of EP 1 770 912 B1 by Avago Technologies) access to the case file and register under Rule 262.1(b) RoP for the completed proceedings, which were terminated by withdrawal of both the infringement action and counterclaim for revocation. The court confirmed that third-party access may be granted to closed proceedings. |
| 2025-07-29 | ACT_7567/2025 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a scheduling order in the Jinko Solar v. LONGi solar patent infringement proceedings, setting dates for the interim conference (February 2026) and oral hearing (May 2026), and indicating that both infringement and validity would be handled by the Local Division. |
| 2025-07-29 | UPC_CFI_336/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order in infringement action by Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. against Aiko/Memodo/Libra/VDH Solar/PowerDeal/Coenergia entities (EP 3 065 184 B1, solar panels) on the cost ceiling under Rule 158 RoP. The court held that when a claim is brought against multiple defendants without specifying their respective liability, all defendants must have an equal opportunity to defend against the alleged infringement as a whole, and the cost ceiling should reflect the claim as brought against all defendants collectively. |
| 2025-07-28 | ACT_63643/2024 | Lisbon LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | Lisbon Local Division scheduling order in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. ASUSTek Computer Inc. (EP 2 819 131 B1). Both parties agreed on appointment of a technically qualified judge and joint hearing of infringement and revocation counterclaim. Oral hearing scheduled for 25 March 2026. The court found no need to rule on alignment of reply deadlines as service of the SoD and CCR was established. |
| 2025-07-28 | UPC_CFI_492/2025 | Munich LD | Generic application | — | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order granting Roborock Germany GmbH (and co-defendants Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd. and Roborock International B.V.) an extension of time for filing their preliminary objection, Statement of Defence and counterclaim for revocation in the infringement action brought by Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG concerning EP 3 030 943. The extension was agreed by the claimant and was justified by case complexity and the need to align deadlines across all defendants. |