Cases
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| Date | Case | Division | Action | Motion | Outcome | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | UPC_CFI_52/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a preliminary order clarifying that postal handover for service purposes occurs approximately two days after the document is handed to the court's postal channel, addressing a preliminary objection deadline in Avago v. Tesla. |
| 2023-08-24 | UPC_CFI_1/2023 | Munich CD | Preliminary objection | motionName.jurisdictional | Procedural only | The Central Division (Munich) rejected Amgen's preliminary objection challenging jurisdiction over Sanofi's revocation action, holding that the UPC Registry functions as a single receiving mailbox for the whole court and that the action was validly filed. |
| 2023-08-23 | UPC_CFI_15/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division addressed Meril GmbH's request to align deadline for filing the preliminary objection with the deadline running for co-defendant Meril Life Sciences, granting a moderate extension while noting that alignment can also be achieved by shortening later deadlines. |
| 2023-08-22 | UPC_CFI_54/2023 | Hamburg LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The 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. |
| 2023-08-17 | UPC_CFI_14/2023 | Munich LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a further case management order establishing that different procedural requests must be lodged in separate workflows for clarity, and addressed the parties' multiple procedural motions concerning deadlines, service dates, and consolidation with the revocation action. |
| 2023-08-17 | UPC_CFI_14/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order requiring different applications to be submitted through separate CMS workflows, and addressed the question of whether the counterclaim for revocation should be joined with the infringement action. |
| 2023-08-16 | UPC_CFI_14/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a case management order addressing the parties' requests regarding service dates, deadline alignment for Regeneron, and the proposed consolidation of the infringement action with a revocation action filed before the Central Division, scheduling further procedural steps. |
| 2023-08-14 | UPC_CFI_249/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division held that successful service on one co-defendant could constitute effective alternative service on another co-defendant under Rule 275.2 RoP in Edwards Lifesciences' infringement action, given CMS malfunction. |
| 2023-08-10 | UPC_CFI_15/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division granted Meril GmbH's deadline extension request for filing a preliminary objection, allowing harmonisation of deadlines across co-defendants given service issues and CMS access problems encountered in the early days of the UPC. |
| 2023-08-03 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division granted Plant-e's request under R. 13(q) / R. 7.1 RoP that English-language exhibits need not be translated into Dutch, as the defendant had no apparent interest in requiring Dutch translations. |
| 2023-07-28 | UPC_CFI_14/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division withdrew the preliminary separation order for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals after Amgen withdrew its separation request following successful service on Regeneron via email, and declared the earlier provisional order moot. |
| 2023-07-21 | UPC_CFI_241/2023 | Milan LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division ordered service of the Statement of Claim on defendants without transmitting the approximately 2,000 pages of exhibits, with the claimant's consent. |
| 2023-07-21 | UPC_CFI_240/2023 | Milan LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division ordered that the Statement of Claim be served on the defendants without transmitting copies of the approximately 2,000 pages of attached exhibits, with the claimant's prior consent. |
| 2023-07-17 | UPC_CFI_14/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a preliminary order in Amgen's SEP infringement action against Sanofi, addressing service of claim on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and proposing separation of that defendant's proceedings to avoid delay, pending hearing of the served parties. |
| 2023-07-10 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division granted a deadline extension in the 10x Genomics/Harvard v. NanoString preliminary injunction proceedings following a request by the respondent side. |
| 2023-07-06 | UPC_CFI_17/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a short order under Rule 7.1 RoP determining that translations of English-language exhibits were not required in these proceedings. |
| 2023-07-06 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued an order under Rule 7.1 RoP determining that translations of English-language exhibits were not required in the 10x Genomics/Harvard v. NanoString preliminary injunction proceedings. |
| 2023-07-05 | UPC_CFI_188/2023 | Paris CD | Revocation Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Paris Central Division standing judge ruled that a case forwarded under Rule 16.5 RoP had been incorrectly referred as an urgent action, and redirected it to the Registry for normal processing under Rule 16.3 RoP. |
| 2023-07-05 | UPC_CFI_62/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a brief procedural order requiring the claimant to carry out a deficiency correction in the proceedings, equivalent to that already done in a related case. |
| 2023-07-03 | UPC_CFI_177/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted myStromer AG's application to add a certificate of service and deposit confirmation to the case file in the preliminary injunction proceedings against Revolt Zycling AG. |
| 2023-06-30 | UPC_CFI_177/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a rectification order under Rule 353 RoP correcting the patent number cited in a prior preliminary injunction order in myStromer AG's action against Revolt Zycling AG (EP 2 546 134, not EP 2 456 134). |
| 2023-06-30 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a supplementary procedural order correcting an earlier scheduling order to require that the defence include the arguments from the protective brief (Schutzschrift) in German, the language of proceedings. |
| 2023-06-29 | UPC_CFI_1/2023 | Munich CD | Revocation Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Central Division (Munich) issued a procedural order admitting Sanofi's supplementary exhibits to the Statement of Claim (filed via generic application) and confirming the date of service of the Statement for Revocation on Amgen. |
| 2023-06-27 | UPC_CFI_17/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a short procedural order requiring the applicant to upload the exhibits to the statement of claim into the CMS. |
| 2023-06-26 | UPC_CFI_57/2023 | Milan LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division ordered that service of the Statement of Claim on Autostore defendants be effected without attaching copies of the approximately 2,000 pages of exhibits, with the claimant's consent, in the interest of efficiency. |
| 2023-06-26 | UPC_CFI_57/2023 | Milan LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division panel issued a procedural order setting out next steps in Ocado Innovation's infringement action against Autostore, following the initial service phase. |
| 2023-06-23 | UPC_CFI_17/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a scheduling order in provisional measures proceedings by 10x Genomics against NanoString Technologies, setting deadlines for responses and replies and scheduling the oral hearing for 19 September 2023. |
| 2023-06-23 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a scheduling and briefing order for the oral hearing in 10x Genomics and Harvard's preliminary injunction application against NanoString Technologies. |
| 2023-06-22 | UPC_CFI_177/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI granted | The Düsseldorf Local Division granted ex parte provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Revolt Zycling AG restraining it from infringing EP 2 546 134 B1 (bicycle frame/motor hub combination) at the Eurobike 2023 trade fair, ordering EUR 500,000 security and penalty of up to EUR 250,000 per violation. |
| 2023-06-22 | UPC_CFI_177/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued a scheduling order in myStromer AG's application for provisional measures against Revolt Zycling AG, setting pleading deadlines for the preliminary injunction proceedings. |
| 2023-06-16 | ORD_464985/2023 | Paris CD | Revocation Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Central Division (Paris) ordered the redistribution of Astellas Institute's revocation action against Healios K.K., Riken and Osaka University concerning EP 3 056 563 B1 to the Munich Section in accordance with Rule 17.3 RoP. |
| 2023-06-16 | ORD_465342/2023 | Paris CD | Revocation Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Central Division (Paris) ordered redistribution of Astellas Institute's revocation action against Healios K.K. and Osaka University concerning EP 3 056 564 B1 to the Munich Section under Rule 17.3 RoP. |
| 2023-06-14 | UPC_CFI_141/2023 | Milan LD | Application for preserving evidence pursuant to RoP192 | Evidence | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division granted Oerlikon Textile's evidence preservation order against Bhagat Group under Rules 192 ff. RoP, ordering collection of technical and commercial documents from Bhagat's stand at the ITMA trade fair in Milan. |
| 2023-06-13 | UPC_CFI_127/2023 | Milan LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division granted Oerlikon Textile's application to preserve evidence against Himson Engineering under Rules 192 ff. RoP, ordering collection of technical and commercial documentation from Himson's stand at the ITMA trade fair in Milan. |
| 2023-06-13 | UPC_CFI_127/2023 | Milan LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division standing judge declined to treat Oerlikon's evidence preservation request as extremely urgent and referred it to the presiding judge, as the ITMA trade fair still had one day remaining and an ordinary urgent decision was feasible. |