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DateCaseDivisionActionMotionOutcomeSummary
2026-02-04UPC_CFI_530/2025Paris LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyParis Local Division rejected Adobe's application for a default decision against KEEEX under R.158.5 and R.355.1 RoP. The court held that KEEEX had complied with the order to provide a bank guarantee (required following an earlier procedural order of 19 December 2025) and that Adobe's formal objections to the guarantee were unsubstantiated. The lack of diligence required to justify a default decision was not established.
2025-11-27UPC_CFI_530/2025Paris LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyParis Local Division rejected all preliminary objections raised by the defendants (Adobe, OpenAI, Truepic, JDF Projects and C2PA) in KEEEX's infringement action. The court upheld the jurisdiction of the UPC and the internal competence of the Paris Local Division under Art.33.1(a) UPCA, finding that infringing acts alleged in France established competence. Defendants were ordered to file their statements of defence by 2 January 2026. Costs deferred to the merits decision.
2025-10-17UPC_CFI_676/2025Munich LDInfringement ActionProceduralProcedural onlyThe Munich Local Division granted the defendants' request to extend and align procedural deadlines (preliminary objection and statement of defence) for all Xiaomi defendants, to match the later statutory deadlines applicable to the Chinese defendants who accepted service voluntarily.
2025-09-17UPC_CFI_479/2025The Hague LDApplication for provisional measuresPreliminary injunctionPI grantedThe Hague Local Division granted provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Defendants 2-5 (IBBH, BEGA Consult, BEGA BBK, NEG Novex) for infringement of EP 3 522 755 B1 (washing machine cabinet). The claim against Defendant 1 (Wasombouw) was settled. Injunctions ordered against specific infringing products (Laundreezy and Respekta Clara cabinets), with costs of EUR 56,000 plus court fees awarded against the defendants jointly.
2025-09-08UPC_CFI_530/2025Paris LDGeneric applicationProceduralProcedural onlyThe 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.
2025-08-13ACT_36388/2024The Hague LDInfringement ActionInfringement meritsPartially revokedThe 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.
2025-05-28ACT_23310/2024Paris CDRevocation ActionRevocation meritsPartially revokedParis Central Division (28 May 2025) revoked the German national part of EP 3 822 805 B1 on grounds of added matter (Art. 100(c) EPC), as the patent's claim 1 extended beyond the content of the parent application. All auxiliary requests (AR1–AR16) were either refused admission or failed to overcome the invalidity. Costs were awarded against the patent proprietor (DISH Technologies).
2025-01-10UPC_CFI_459/2024Dusseldorf LDApplication Rop 265WithdrawnDecision permitting withdrawal of Valeo Electrification's infringement action against Magna PT entities (EP 3 320 602 B1) and withdrawal of Magna's counterclaim for revocation. Both parties agreed no cost applications would be made. Defendants reserved the right to apply for partial reimbursement of court fees.
2024-11-20UPC_CFI_368/2024Dusseldorf LDGeneric applicationProcedural onlyThe Düsseldorf Local Division ruled on Valeo Electrification's application for rectification (R. 353 RoP) of the preliminary injunction order of 31 October 2024 against Magna PT entities concerning EP 3 320 604 B1. The rectification related to the product scope and spare-parts exception included in the order. The court issued a corrected operative part clarifying the terms of the injunction.
2024-10-31ACT_37931/2024Dusseldorf LDApplication for provisional measuresPreliminary injunctionPI grantedOrder from the Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_347/2024) granting Valeo Electrification's application for provisional measures against Magna PT entities concerning EP 3 320 602 B1. The Court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the defendants from manufacturing, offering, marketing, using or importing the infringing automotive electrification products. Penalty payments of up to EUR 250,000 per violation were ordered. The injunction was conditional on Valeo providing security of EUR 2,500,000. The Court addressed issues of patent proprietorship (rebuttable presumption), urgency, and validity, finding the patent more likely than not valid.
2024-10-31UPC_CFI_368/2024Dusseldorf LDApplication for provisional measuresPI grantedThe Düsseldorf Local Division granted Valeo Electrification a preliminary injunction against Magna PT entities prohibiting them from offering, placing on the market, using, importing or storing certain electric motor generators (challenged embodiment I) and the 7HDT400 gearbox assembled with those generators (challenged embodiment II) in Germany and France, concerning EP 3 320 604 B1. A temporary exception was granted for BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and Mini Countryman, conditional on defendants providing security of EUR 500,000 by 21 November 2024. Recurring penalty payments of up to EUR 250,000 per violation were imposed. Defendants were ordered to pay EUR 14,700 provisionally in costs. The injunction was made enforceable upon provision by the applicant of a EUR 2,500,000 bank guarantee.
2024-10-14UPC_CFI_327/2024The Hague LDProcedural OrderProcedural onlyOrder from The Hague Local Division dated 14 October 2024 partially granting Winnow Solutions Limited's request to produce evidence under R. 190 RoP in its infringement action against Orbisk B.V. The court found a prima facie case of infringement of EP 3 198 245 B1 and ordered Orbisk to produce certain documents, but limited the scope as the original request was too broad. Non-infringement and invalidity arguments were reserved for full panel evaluation. Orbisk was granted a period to file a R. 262A motion and access to the produced documents was restricted to Winnow's legal representatives.
2024-09-02UPC_CFI_368/2024Dusseldorf LDGeneric applicationDismissedPresident of the UPC Court of First Instance dismissed Magna entities' application for review of the allocation of a technically qualified judge. The Court held that parties have no right to request a specific technical background for a technically qualified judge and that partiality is the only permissible objection to a judge's participation.
2024-08-21UPC_CFI_347/2024Dusseldorf LDApplication RoP262AProcedural onlyDüsseldorf Local Division issued a confidentiality order under R.262A RoP restricting access to confidential information submitted by Magna entities (defendants) in their Statement of defence and Rejoinder, relating to supply chain and trade secrets. Access was limited to specific named representatives of Valeo.
2024-08-06UPC_CFI_327/2024The Hague LDGeneric applicationProcedural onlyThe Hague Local Division issued a procedural order granting defendant Orbisk B.V. an extension to respond to Winnow Solutions Limited's evidence production request (R. 190 RoP) until 6 September 2024 (one week beyond the three-week period previously granted and the four-week extension Winnow agreed to), rather than allowing Orbisk to defer its response until its Statement of Defence on 27 September 2024. The extension was granted solely on account of the summer holiday period.