| 2026-02-25 | UPC_CFI_692/2026 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI granted | Düsseldorf Local Division granted provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Yaham Recience Technology for infringement of EP 3 757 442 B1 (LED display module for temporary exhibition stands). The order was issued ex parte during the EuroShop trade fair in Düsseldorf, with penalty payments ordered for non-compliance and provisional cost reimbursement of EUR 400,000. |
| 2026-02-12 | UPC_CFI_723/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI granted | Düsseldorf Local Division granted provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Angelalign defendants 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 for infringement of EP 4 346 690 B1 (dental aligner technology), with penalty payments of up to EUR 10,000 per infringing product or EUR 20,000 per day for continuing infringement, and provisional cost reimbursement of EUR 400,000. The application against defendant 3 (Angelalign Technology Inc., Cayman Islands holding company) was rejected as no actions beyond typical shareholder role were alleged. |
| 2026-01-23 | UPC_CFI_1325/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a further order in the Van Loon v. Inverquark evidence preservation proceedings, addressing the release of the expert's detailed description and a request for a supplementary expert opinion following the Aquanale Köln inspection. |
| 2025-12-29 | UPC_CFI_723/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI denied | The Düsseldorf Local Division dismissed Align Technology's application for a preliminary injunction against Angelalign entities concerning dental aligner patent EP 4 346 690, and addressed a request for leave to appeal the order. |
| 2025-12-19 | UPC_CFI_834/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division revoked an earlier ex parte evidence preservation order against Roborock, finding that Ecovacs (the applicant) had violated the duty of complete and truthful disclosure under R. 192.3 RoP, rendering the order unlawful in its entirety. |
| 2025-12-19 | UPC_CFI_1598/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division ordered disclosure of the expert's report from the MEDICA trade fair inspection to LiNA Medical, after Schultz Medical failed to appoint a UPC representative and thus could not assert confidentiality interests before the disclosure deadline. |
| 2025-11-18 | UPC_CFI_1598/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for preserving evidence pursuant to RoP192 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex parte order for inspection and preservation of evidence at Schultz Medical's exhibition booth at the MEDICA trade fair in Düsseldorf, to establish whether the 'MORCELLIX' morcellator implements the claims of LiNA Medical's EP 2 593 025 B1. |
| 2025-11-17 | UPC_CFI_1589/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex parte order for inspection and preservation of evidence at the PRODUCTRONICA trade fair in Munich regarding a wire processing machine 'BZW-3005' by Jiangsu BOZHIWANG, prior to a main infringement action by Komax. |
| 2025-11-12 | UPC_CFI_837/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 333 | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division panel dismissed the defendants' application under R. 333.1 RoP to review the judge-rapporteur's order refusing to extend deadlines for filing rejoinder and related submissions in the American Wave Machines v. Surftown wave-machine patent case. |
| 2025-11-06 | UPC_CFI_723/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division procedural order in Align Technology's application for provisional measures against Angelalign. The order addresses Angelalign's request for security for costs under R. 158.1 RoP based on Align Technology's US domicile and assesses whether enforcement of a cost order would be unduly burdensome. This order was issued before the final provisional measures order of 12 February 2026. |
| 2025-10-30 | UPC_CFI_1325/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex parte order for inspection and preservation of evidence at the Aquanale trade fair in Cologne regarding the defendants' 'InverJet' counter-current swimming device, in anticipation of a main infringement action. |
| 2025-09-18 | ORD_29532/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division (18 September 2025) stayed the proceedings against TP-Link Corporation PTE. LTD. (defendant 1) by consent of the parties pending the outcome of EPO opposition appeal proceedings (R. 295(a) RoP), extending a prior stay already in place against defendants 2–4. |
| 2025-09-12 | UPC_APP_35497/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division (full panel) issued a procedural order in the infringement action (with counterclaim for revocation) between TRUMPF and IPG Laser concerning EP 2 624 031. The order addressed the admissibility of new auxiliary requests filed by the claimant under R. 30.2 RoP as part of the application to amend the patent. |
| 2025-09-12 | UPC_APP_36247/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 265 | Procedural | Settled | Decision of Düsseldorf Local Division granting Eyesmatch Ltd.'s application to withdraw its infringement action (EP 2 936 439) against Microsoft Corp. and Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. prior to closure of the written procedure. The parties settled the dispute out of court, each bearing their own legal costs. The court granted 60% reimbursement of court fees under R. 370.9(b) RoP (withdrawal before closure of the written procedure). |
| 2025-09-12 | UPC_APP_35917/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order in infringement proceedings (with counterclaim for revocation and patent amendment application) concerning EP 2 624 031 B1. The order addressed TRUMPF's submissions, partly allowing and partly disregarding them under Rule 9.2 RoP: sections on claim interpretation and patent validity were allowed as part of the rejoinder to the revocation counterclaim; however, submissions on claim abandonment were excluded as outside the permitted written exchange. The claimant's request for leave to file additional briefs on claim abandonment under Rule 36 RoP was rejected. |
| 2025-09-10 | UPC_APP_35230/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued an additional R. 262A RoP confidentiality order in the Ona Patents v Google infringement proceedings concerning EP 2 263 098 B1 (Wi-Fi positioning), governing access to confidential information. |
| 2025-09-09 | UPC_APP_35230/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Final procedural order (R. 262A RoP) in Ona Patents v Google Commerce/Google Ireland infringement proceedings at Düsseldorf Local Division granting a confidentiality order protecting certain confidential information of the defendants. |
| 2025-09-04 | ACT_35974/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted Ecovacs Robotics an ex parte inspection and evidence preservation order against Roborock (HK) Limited at the IFA 2025 trade fair in Berlin, concerning EP 3 808 512 B1 (robot vacuum cleaner). |
| 2025-08-26 | UPC_APP_33733/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order by Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_758/2024 and UPC_CFI_259/2025, 26 August 2025) granting Siemens defendants' application under R. 262A RoP to classify certain trade-secret information as confidential and restrict access. Hologic did not contest the confidentiality or scope. |
| 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. |
| 2025-08-12 | UPC_APP_19218/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | The Local Division Düsseldorf amended a prior confidentiality order under R.262A RoP after the defendants withdrew their objection to the natural person identified by the claimant, adjusting the confidentiality club composition and the scope of protected technical information relating to surf wave machine technology. |
| 2025-08-12 | UPC_APP_34519/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division order (judge-rapporteur Thomas) changing the language of proceedings from German to English in infringement proceedings by Headwater Research LLC against Samsung Electronics entities concerning EP 3 110 072. Both parties requested the change to the language in which the patent was granted (English), pursuant to Art. 49(3) UPCA and R. 321 RoP. The order was granted. |
| 2025-08-05 | UPC_APP_32878/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Infringement merits | Permanent injunction | Düsseldorf Local Division (5 August 2025) issued a default judgment (Versäumnisentscheidung) against Whale Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. finding infringement of EP 3 912 243 B1 (cable protection guide for cleanroom applications) and ordering a permanent injunction, recall and withdrawal of infringing products, disclosure of financial information, and damages assessment. The defendant failed to appear. Costs awarded to igus GmbH; dispute value set at EUR 500,000. |
| 2025-08-05 | ORD_33920/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division decided to proceed with both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation jointly (Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA) in Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd. v. Cybex GmbH et al. (EP 1 905 615). Both parties consented to the joint hearing. The early decision on the bifurcation issue was taken under R. 37.2 RoP for reasons of efficiency and to allow uniform interpretation of the patent. |
| 2025-08-04 | UPC_APP_35230/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order granting an application for protection of confidential information (R. 262A RoP) concerning the patent EP 2 697 391 in infringement proceedings between 10x Genomics and Curio Bioscience. The court granted the confidentiality application subject to conditions, restricting access to specified cost items to a limited number of persons. |
| 2025-08-01 | UPC_APP_19218/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Order of the Düsseldorf Local Division on an application under Rule 262A RoP for confidentiality protection of technical details of the challenged embodiment submitted by the defendants WhiteWater West Industries Ltd., Endless Surf Ltd. and White Water Era GmbH in infringement proceedings against Surftown GmbH. The Court granted the confidentiality order for technical design details not publicly available, setting the restricted access circle under Rule 262A.6 RoP. |
| 2025-07-30 | UPC_APP_33426/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Order of the Düsseldorf Local Division in Aesculap AG v Shanghai International Holding Corporation GmbH (Europe) (EP 2 892 442 B1) threatening penalty payments under R. 354 RoP. Following an injunction issued on 10 July 2025, Aesculap notified its intention to enforce and requested the court to threaten periodic penalty payments of up to EUR 30,000 per day for the defendant's non-compliance with the disclosure/accounting order. |
| 2025-07-28 | UPC_APP_33295/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 265 | Procedural | Withdrawn | The Düsseldorf Local Division permitted the withdrawal of an application for provisional measures filed by DDP Specialty Electronic Materials US, LLC at the applicant's request and with the defendant's consent. The proceedings were declared closed, the scheduled oral hearing cancelled, and 60% of court fees (EUR 6,600) ordered to be reimbursed. No cost decision was made. |
| 2025-07-02 | ORD_29159/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order pursuant to Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA, deciding to retain both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation together, and requesting assignment of a technically qualified judge. |
| 2025-06-23 | ORD_29757/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order of Düsseldorf Local Division (23 June 2025) providing preliminary guidance on the claim feature breakdown for EP 2 892 442 in preparation for the oral hearing of 1 July 2025 in an infringement action brought by Aesculap AG against Shanghai International Holding Corporation GmbH. |
| 2025-06-10 | UPC_APP_26391/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted Aesculap AG's request for simultaneous interpretation at the oral hearing in preliminary injunction proceedings against Shanghai International Holding Corporation GmbH concerning EP 2 892 442 B1, and permitted video conference participation. |
| 2025-06-04 | UPC_APP_18828/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order on 10x Genomics' application to amend the confidentiality club in infringement proceedings against Curio Bioscience, granting deletion of named paralegals from the club but denying the blanket inclusion of any unnamed paralegal. |
| 2025-05-06 | UPC_APP_18896/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division procedural order extending the confidentiality regime previously established on 30 August 2024 (App_43001/2024) to cover the unredacted version of the Rejoinder to the Reply to the Defence regarding the application to amend the patent, in infringement proceedings by Ona Patents SL against Apple entities concerning EP 2 263 098. The order identifies specific information to be treated as confidential and restricts access to named representatives. |
| 2025-05-02 | ACT_15774/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | Interim procedure closure order in 10x Genomics, Inc. v. Curio Bioscience Inc. at Düsseldorf Local Division (EP 2 697 391 B1). Directions for the oral hearing were issued including: (1) translation of claim motions into English; (2) guidance on publication/media order requirements (Art. 80 UPCA); (3) clarification of 'such as' wording in supporting documents request; (4) parties to submit cost estimates (R. 104(k) RoP); (5) parties may upload hearing aids. Interim procedure closed. |
| 2025-05-01 | ORD_20781/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a procedural order appointing a technically qualified judge (TQJ) under Art. 8(5) UPCA and Rule 34 RoP for the preliminary injunction proceedings in Aesculap AG's action against Shanghai International Holding Corporation GmbH. |
| 2025-04-24 | UPC_APP_18809/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted a deadline extension to claimant Rädlinger Maschinenbau GmbH under R. 9(3) RoP, because the defendant had belatedly delivered a USB stick containing exhibits only after the deadline for response had already begun, and no significant delay to the proceedings would result. |
| 2025-04-23 | UPC_APP_17665/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Confidentiality order under R. 262A RoP granted in infringement proceedings between CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG and ALPINA Coffee Systems GmbH. Specific financial information (employee count, annual turnover, balance sheet total) contained in a defendant exhibit classified as confidential; access restricted to named representatives and one CFO on claimant's side. |
| 2025-04-22 | ACT_7529/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application For Costs | Costs | Costs only | Decision of the Düsseldorf Local Division on a costs assessment application (Rule 151 RoP) filed by Mammut Sports Group GmbH and Mammut Sports Group AG following a judgment in the main proceedings (UPC_CFI_16/2024) where Ortovox Sportartikel GmbH's infringement action for EP 3 466 498 B1 was decided. The Court partially granted the costs application, allowing reimbursement of EUR 4,866.11, correcting the defendants' calculation base to use only the infringement action value of EUR 1,000,000 rather than the consolidated value including the revocation counterclaim. |
| 2025-04-22 | UPC_APP_7730/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division procedural order granting Ortovox Sportartikel GmbH's application for protection of confidential information (R. 262A RoP) in the context of a costs-assessment (Kostenfestsetzungsverfahren) procedure concerning EP 3 466 498. The court found the formal requirements met and granted protection for trade secrets and other confidential information submitted in the costs proceedings. |
| 2025-04-22 | ACT_7605/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application For Costs | Costs | Costs only | Decision by Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_16/2024, 22 April 2025) on costs assessment (Kostenfestsetzung) following Ortovox's successful infringement action against Mammut for EP 3 466 498 B1. The court ruled that using multiple attorneys is permissible for cost recovery purposes where no duplicate costs are generated; PI costs and main proceedings costs have separate caps and are separately reimbursable. |
| 2025-04-17 | ORD_18772/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division, with the consent of all parties, stayed the infringement and revocation proceedings against TP-Link defendants 2 to 4 under R. 295(a) RoP, pending further developments. |
| 2025-04-17 | UPC_APP_17300/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division (17 April 2025) stayed the infringement and counterclaim for revocation proceedings between Atlas Global Technologies and Vantiva SA by consent of the parties pending EPO proceedings (R. 295(a) RoP). |
| 2025-04-14 | ACT_60376/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Application For Costs | Costs | Costs only | The Düsseldorf Local Division awarded costs to Seoul Viosys following infringement and revocation proceedings (EP 3 926 698 B1), ordering each defendant to pay EUR 31,982.85 and defendant expert klein GmbH to additionally pay EUR 51,112.73 for the counterclaim for revocation. |
| 2025-04-13 | UPC_APP_10549/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division procedural order in infringement proceedings by Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. against Aiko Energy entities, Memodo GmbH, Libra Energy, VDH Solar, PowerDeal, and Coenergia concerning EP 3 065 184 (solar panel technology). The order (judge-rapporteur Thomas) addresses a confidentiality application (R. 262A RoP) filed by certain defendants seeking confidentiality protection for specific information. No substantive ruling on infringement or validity. |
| 2025-04-11 | UPC_APP_16306/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 265 | Procedural | Withdrawn | The Düsseldorf Local Division allowed GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA's withdrawal of its infringement action against Pfizer entities concerning EP 4 183 412 with the consent of all defendants, declared the proceedings closed, and ordered reimbursement of 60% of court fees amounting to EUR 201,600. |
| 2025-03-26 | ACT_14438/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for an Order for inspection pursuant to RoP199 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex-parte order for inspection and evidence preservation under R.199 RoP at trade fair stands of STEROS GPA INNOVATIVE, allowing representatives of OTEC to be present, concerning patent EP 2 983 864 B1 directed to a surface treatment process. |
| 2025-03-21 | UPC_APP_12931/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 265 | Procedural | Settled | The Düsseldorf Local Division permitted the withdrawal of Hand Held Products, Inc.'s infringement action and Scandit AG/Inc.'s counterclaim for revocation in UPC_CFI_76/2024 (EP 2 819 062), following an out-of-court settlement. Both parties had consented to each other's withdrawals. The Court ordered 60% reimbursement of court fees to each side under R. 370.11 RoP. No costs order between the parties was sought or issued. |
| 2025-03-20 | ORD_9089/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division early procedural order (R. 37.2 RoP) deciding to proceed jointly with both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation (Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA) in proceedings by Hartmann Packaging A/S (formerly Brødrene Hartmann A/S) against Omni-Pac entities concerning EP 2 755 901. The decision was made before the close of the written procedure for reasons of procedural economy, particularly to ensure timely assignment of a technically qualified judge. |
| 2025-03-04 | UPC_APP_1153/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Procedural order from Düsseldorf Local Division (judge-rapporteur Thomas) refusing parties' requests to allow further written pleadings under R. 36 RoP in infringement proceedings concerning EP 2 755 901. The order holds that applications to exchange further submissions were not successful, as claimant (Hartmann Packaging A/S) raised equivalence infringement arguments without proper procedural basis. No substantive ruling on infringement or validity. |
| 2025-02-26 | UPC_APP_8530/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Dismissed | Request by defendant Hefei Xinhu Canned Motor Pump Co., Ltd. for permission to file an additional pleading (R. 36 RoP) in infringement proceedings Grundfos Holding A/S v. Hefei Xinhu (Düsseldorf Local Division, EP 2 778 423) was rejected. The request was filed more than six weeks after the Chinese Patent Office invalidated the counterpart Chinese patent, and the defendant failed to explain the delay. Filing shortly before the scheduled oral hearing (27 March 2025) would have unduly disadvantaged the claimant and the court. |