Cases
Workhorse listing across all UPC cases. Filters apply across tabs.
| Date | Case | Division | Action | Motion | Outcome | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | UPC_CFI_735/2024 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | outcomeName.other | The Mannheim Local Division issued a decision in TRUMPF Laser UK v. IPG Laser GmbH & Co. KG concerning EP 2 951 625 (optical apparatus for laser light), addressing infringement and a counterclaim for revocation; the outcome on infringement/validity requires additional pages not captured in the excerpt. |
| 2026-02-18 | UPC_CFI_819/2024 | Mannheim LD | Withdrawal (RoP265) | Withdrawal | Withdrawn | The Mannheim Local Division permitted Corning's partial withdrawal of its infringement action (EP 3 296 274) against defendants Hisense Gorenje Germany GmbH and Hisense Europe Holding GmbH (defendants 1 and 2) under R. 265 RoP. The infringement action continues against TCL and LG (defendants 3–6). Simultaneously, the counterclaim for revocation filed by defendants 1 and 2 was also withdrawn and declared closed. Corning bears the costs of the withdrawn infringement proceedings against defendants 1–2; defendants 1–2 receive a 40% reimbursement (EUR 8,000) of their counterclaim court fees. |
| 2025-12-23 | UPC_CFI_683/2025 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Withdrawn | Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. withdrew its infringement action concerning EP 3 471 419 against all defendants (Shenzhen Transsion Holdings and associated entities) before closure of the written procedure. Defendants 1-4 and 6 consented; Defendant 5 (ASD SAS) was unrepresented. No cost compensation was sought. Huawei was ordered a 60% reimbursement of court fees under R.370.9(b)(i) and R.370.11 RoP. |
| 2025-12-19 | UPC_CFI_660/2024 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Revoked | The Court revoked European patent EP 3 652 914 B1 in its entirety in the territories of France and Germany on the basis of the counterclaim for revocation filed by Palo Alto Networks. The claims (including the unconditionally amended main request and all auxiliary requests) were found to lack inventive step in light of the prior art. As a consequence, the infringement action was dismissed. Centripetal was ordered to bear the costs of the litigation. The value in dispute was set at EUR 2 million (EUR 1 million each for the infringement action and counterclaim). |
| 2025-11-03 | UPC_CFI_662/2025 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Dismissed | The Mannheim Local Division rejected the preliminary objection (R.19 RoP) filed by multiple Geely group defendants challenging the jurisdiction and competence of the Mannheim Local Division. The Court found it had jurisdiction under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA over all defendants as they are members of the same corporate group, share business relations as required, and face the same infringement allegation regarding the same patent claim. The Court also established that the requirement of a 'business relationship' under Art.33(1)(b) UPCA does not require complete identity of infringing acts but merely that the accused acts are aligned in purpose. The infringement action on the merits continues. |
| 2025-10-15 | UPC_CFI_247/2025 | Mannheim LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Withdrawn | Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. withdrew its infringement action against MediaTek Inc. and MediaTek Germany GmbH, and MediaTek Germany GmbH also withdrew its counterclaim for revocation, both with mutual consent, before the close of the written procedure. Neither party sought costs. Both Huawei and MediaTek Germany were each ordered a partial reimbursement of court fees (60%) under R.370.9(b)(i) and R.370.11 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. |
| 2025-05-02 | UPC_CFI_86/2025 | Mannheim LD | Generic application | — | Procedural only | Order from the President of the Court of First Instance dated 2 May 2025, under R. 323 RoP, changing the language of proceedings in Mannheim Local Division case UPC_CFI_86/2025 to the language of the patent (as applied for by The Walt Disney Company entities as defendants). The order sets out principles on language change: the possibility of changing to the patent language does not conflict with the claimant's initial choice; the defendant's position is decisive when the balancing of interests is equal; and since the claimant has flexibility in choosing where to file, the language of the patent is generally not unfair to the claimant. |