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Date	Case	Division	Action	Motion	Outcome	Summary
2026-02-18	UPC_CFI_819/2024	Mannheim LD	Withdrawal (RoP265)	Withdrawal	Withdrawn	The Mannheim Local Division permitted Corning's partial withdrawal of its infringement action (EP 3 296 274) against defendants Hisense Gorenje Germany GmbH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 Simultaneously, the counterclaim for revocation filed by defendants 1 and 2 was also withdrawn and declared closed. Corning bears the costs of the withdrawn infringement proceedings against defendants 1–2; defendants 1–2 receive a 40% reimbursement (EUR 8,000) of their counterclaim court fees.
2026-01-13	UPC_CFI_628/2024	Munich LD	Infringement Action	Infringement merits	Not infringed	Final decision on the merits in infringement action by Emboline, Inc. against AorticLab srl (EP 2 129 425, medical device). Court dismissed the infringement action finding the patent not infringed. The defendant's counterclaim for revocation was conditional (dependent on a finding of infringement), and since no infringement was found, no decision was made on the counterclaim. Both parties bear their own costs. Key headnotes: infringement not excluded by normal non-infringing operation if patent-compliant use remains possible; irregular use of a medical device in line with professional practice can constitute infringement; conditional counterclaim limited in scope (Rule 263.3 RoP).
2025-12-12	UPC_CFI_525/2025	Munich LD	Generic Order	Costs	Procedural only	Order of the Munich Local Division granting a security for costs application (Rule 158 RoP) filed by OPPO, OnePlus, Realme and other defendants against ASUS Technology Licensing Inc. (a claimant incorporated in Taiwan) in an infringement action. The Court found that enforcing a cost decision in Taiwan would be at least unduly burdensome given the absence of international agreements or national Taiwanese laws guaranteeing enforcement of foreign judgments, and ordered security in connection with the infringement action (but not the as-yet unfiled counterclaim for revocation).
2025-12-04	UPC_CFI_806/2025	Brussels LD	Infringement Action	Procedural	Procedural only	The Brussels Local Division issued a final order under R. 19 RoP accepting Yealink's withdrawal of its preliminary objection to territorial competence, noting that the LD Brussels had already established its jurisdiction in the earlier PI proceedings between the same parties over EP 3 732 827.
2025-11-26	UPC_CFI_806/2025	Brussels LD	Infringement Action	Procedural	Procedural only	Brussels Local Division procedural order (R. 19 RoP, second order) in Barco v. Yealink infringement proceedings. Yealink raised a preliminary objection to territorial competence of the Brussels Local Division under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA. The Court had already held it had territorial competence in related PI proceedings (UPC_CFI_582/2024). Order sets out how the preliminary objection will be handled in the main infringement proceedings.
2025-11-17	UPC_CFI_858/2025	Lisbon LD	Infringement Action	Procedural	Procedural only	The Lisbon Local Division (judge-rapporteur Rute Lopes) rejected Zentiva Portugal's preliminary objection challenging UPC jurisdiction over Boehringer Ingelheim's infringement action concerning EP 1 830 843 (nintedanib for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). The Court held that the action is an Art. 32(1)(a) UPCA infringement action based on an administrative notice (INFARMED No. 0689/2024) creating a threat of infringement, and UPC jurisdiction is properly established. Zentiva's additional argument (no demonstrated acts of manufacture etc.) was held to be a substantive merits defence outside the scope of R. 19 RoP.
2025-11-13	UPC_CFI_321/2025	The Hague LD	Infringement Action	Infringement merits	Withdrawn	The Hague Local Division recorded the withdrawal of AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC's infringement action against Troy Chemical and Azelis entities concerning EP 3 286 270, with 60% of court fees reimbursed (€96,600) and certain documents declared confidential pursuant to R. 262.2 RoP.
2025-11-13	UPC_CFI_321/2025	The Hague LD	Infringement Action	Infringement merits	Withdrawn	Duplicate of the Hague Local Division decision recording AdvanSix's withdrawal of the infringement action against Troy Chemical and Azelis entities (EP 3 286 270), with 60% court fee reimbursement and confidentiality order.
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.
2025-08-13	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.
2025-07-28	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.
2025-06-16	ACT_14764/2025	Hamburg LD	Application for provisional measures	Preliminary injunction	PI granted	Hamburg Local Division granted a preliminary injunction ordering OTEC Präzisionsfinish GmbH to cease and desist from manufacturing, offering, placing on the market, using, exporting, or possessing in 18 UPC contracting states an electrolytic medium for electropolishing processes that infringes a patent for such a medium. The court held that validity is established on a balance of probabilities standard (more likely than not valid); the burden for invalidity lies with the defendant. The weighing of interests favoured the applicant as the defendant's product enabled new machine sales creating market opportunities lost to the applicant. The defendant's request for security for enforcement was denied as no sufficient facts (e.g. financial difficulties) were presented. Penalty of up to EUR 250,000 per non-compliance.
2025-06-16	ACT_14764/2025	Hamburg LD	Application for provisional measures	Procedural	Procedural only	The Hamburg Local Division (full panel: Klepsch, Schilling, Rinkinen, Goedeweeck) partially granted OTEC Präzisionsfinish GmbH's application for rectification (R. 353 RoP) of the provisional measures order of 16 June 2025 granted to Steros GPA Innovative S.L. concerning EP 4 249 647. The court corrected clerical mistakes (omitted letters) and certain erroneous references (water-in-oil to oil-in-water emulsion, a missing table reference, and a result table entry). However, the court rejected OTEC's request to alter the description of the 'skilled person' in the art, finding that this went beyond rectification of obvious slips.
2025-05-08	ACT_3186/2025	Lisbon LD	Application for provisional measures	Preliminary injunction	PI denied	Lisbon Local Division denied Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH's application for a preliminary injunction against Zentiva Portugal, LDA concerning EP 1 830 843 (nintedanib for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). The court found no imminent infringement: Zentiva's receipt of marketing authorisations and filing of a parallel exclusivity period (PEP) request did not demonstrate that market entry was imminent before patent expiry. The PEP request was filed in the usual course of business and the Defendant was aware of the risk of PEP expiry. Value of case set at EUR 1,000,000.
2025-05-08	UPC_CFI_582/2024	Brussels LD	Generic application	—	Dismissed	The Brussels Local Division dismissed Yealink's application for rectification (R. 353 RoP) of the Final Order of 21 March 2025, which had dismissed Barco's application for provisional measures and ordered Barco to pay Yealink's costs up to the EUR 112,000 ceiling. Yealink sought to clarify the order by adding the word 'interim' to the costs award, but the court found no clerical error, miscalculation or obvious omission warranting rectification. The court confirmed that the costs award of EUR 112,000 against Barco (the unsuccessful party in the provisional measures) was already clearly an interim award on the face of the Final Order.
2025-04-23	UPC_CFI_452/2024	Nordic-Baltic RD	Application Rop 265	—	Withdrawn	The Nordic-Baltic Regional Division declared proceedings closed following the mutual withdrawal of Viking Arm AS's infringement action and Stanley Black & Decker's counterclaim for revocation concerning EP 3 953 541. Both parties consented to each other's withdrawal and agreed that no cost decision was required.
2025-03-21	UPC_CFI_582/2024	Brussels LD	Application for provisional measures	—	PI denied	The Local Division Brussels dismissed Barco's application for provisional measures against Yealink due to lack of urgency. Barco had waited an unreasonably long period before filing, having been aware of the allegedly infringing products since at least May 2023. Barco was ordered to pay Yealink's costs up to EUR 112,000. Dispute value set at EUR 1,000,000.
2024-10-14	UPC_CFI_327/2024	The Hague LD	Procedural Order	—	Procedural only	Order 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.
2024-08-06	UPC_CFI_327/2024	The Hague LD	Generic application	—	Procedural only	The 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.
2024-06-19	ACT_14945/2024	The Hague LD	Application for provisional measures	Preliminary injunction	PI denied	Application for a preliminary injunction by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. against Sibio Technology Limited and Umedwings Netherlands B.V. concerning EP 3 831 283 (wearable glucose monitoring device) was denied by The Hague Local Division. The court found it more likely than not that claim 1 of the patent would be held invalid for added matter (the claimed feature of a connector support being received through a distal-facing opening into a recess was not directly and unambiguously derivable from the application as filed). As a result, Abbott must bear defendants' costs. Value of the action set at EUR 4,000,000.
2024-04-11	UPC_APP_12563/2024	Paris LD	Preliminary objection	motionName.jurisdictional	Procedural only	The Paris Local Division rejected multiple defendants' (ARM group) preliminary objections to jurisdiction, ruling that where one defendant has its residence within the territorial scope of the local division, Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA applies regardless of where other defendants are based, and that belonging to the same corporate group with related commercial activities constitutes a sufficient 'commercial relationship' for multi-defendant proceedings.
2023-10-20	UPC_CFI_214/2023	Helsinki LD	Preliminary objection	motionName.jurisdictional	Procedural only	The Helsinki Local Division issued an order in a preliminary objection proceeding in an infringement action by AIM Sport Vision AG against Supponor entities; the decision text is largely redacted or not available in the excerpt.
2023-10-17	UPC_CFI_11/2023	Nordic-Baltic RD	Infringement Action	Procedural	Procedural only	The Nordic-Baltic Regional Division partially granted a Rule 262.1(b) request for public access to pleadings and evidence, holding that under Article 45 UPCA written proceedings are in principle public, and that a credible explanation for why access is sought is sufficient unless confidentiality is necessary.
2023-09-08	UPC_CFI_11/2023	Nordic-Baltic RD	Infringement Action	Procedural	Procedural only	The Nordic Baltic Regional Division issued a procedural order in OCADO's infringement proceedings against AUTOSTORE, addressing scheduling and related case management matters; the order is sparsely documented in the available excerpt.