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| Date | Case | Division | Action | Motion | Outcome | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-06 | UPC_CFI_357/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a provisional order in an application for provisional measures, serving a written procedure on NanoString Technologies Inc. in connection with a request by 10x Genomics and Harvard College for an anti-anti-suit/enforcement injunction (AASI/AAEI) to prevent NanoString from seeking a US anti-suit injunction against UPC proceedings. |
| 2023-10-04 | UPC_CFI_278/2023 | Hamburg LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hamburg Local Division issued an order granting extension of deadlines for multiple defendants (Gucci entities) to file their defence, aligning deadlines and addressing the appointment of a common electronic service representative, in an infringement action involving Guccio Gucci S.p.A. and related entities. |
| 2023-10-04 | UPC_CFI_252/2023 | Munich CD | Revocation Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Central Division ordered that a preliminary objection based on Articles 29 and 30 Brussels Ibis Regulation (lis pendens / related actions) be dealt with in the main proceedings rather than separately, for reasons of procedural economy and efficiency under Rule 20.2 RoP. |
| 2023-10-04 | UPC_CFI_54/2023 | Hamburg LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hamburg Local Division issued a provisional order restricting access to confidential information under Rule 262A RoP to the parties' legal representatives only, pending a final decision on the confidentiality application, in an infringement action by Avago Technologies against Tesla entities concerning EP 1 612 910. |
| 2023-10-03 | UPC_CFI_9/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order clarifying obligations to use CMS official workflows, including the Rule 262.2 workflow for confidentiality protection from third parties and the Rule 262A workflow for confidentiality between parties, in an infringement action by Huawei against Netgear. |
| 2023-09-29 | UPC_CFI_15/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order setting out requirements for using official CMS forms and workflows, and clarifying that a security for costs application under Rule 158.1 RoP requires demonstration that the opposing party's financial circumstances give reason to fear a cost order cannot be enforced. |
| 2023-09-27 | UPC_CFI_240/2023 | Milan LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Milan Local Division rejected a Rule 262.1(b) request for case file access filed by a lawyer claiming to represent Himson Engineering, holding that a lawyer who is party-affiliated (even without formal appearance) is not a 'third party' within the meaning of Rule 262.1(b) and cannot access the file before service is complete. |
| 2023-09-27 | UPC_CFI_5/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order regarding service of the statement of claim on defendants in an infringement action brought by Philips IP Ventures B.V. against Belkin entities and individual defendants. |
| 2023-09-27 | UPC_CFI_62/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order concerning service of the statement of claim on defendants in an infringement action brought by Koninklijke Philips N.V. against Belkin entities and individual defendants. |
| 2023-09-21 | UPC_CFI_75/2023 | Munich CD | Revocation Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Central Division rejected a Rule 262.1(b) request for public access to written pleadings, holding that 'education and training' does not constitute a concrete and verifiable legitimate reason, and that there is no legal basis to grant access to a letter for service. |
| 2023-09-20 | UPC_CFI_1/2023 | Munich CD | Revocation Action | Revocation merits | Dismissed | The Munich Central Division rejected an anonymous individual's R. 262.1(b) RoP application for access to pleadings and evidence filed in Sanofi's revocation action against Amgen (EP patent, case UPC_CFI_1/2023), holding that a personal and professional interest in forming an opinion on patent validity is not a legitimate reason for granting third-party access to the case file. |
| 2023-09-19 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI granted | The Munich Local Division granted provisional measures to 10x Genomics and President and Fellows of Harvard College against NanoString Technologies (EP 4 108 782 — spatial genomics), prohibiting NanoString from offering, selling or delivering MERSCOPE decoder probes, with penalty of up to EUR 250,000 per violation; the amount in dispute was set at EUR 7 million. |
| 2023-09-19 | UPC_CFI_2/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI granted | This is the German-language version of the same Munich Local Division provisional measures decision of 19 September 2023 (EP 4 108 782), granting provisional measures to 10x Genomics/Harvard College against NanoString Technologies with substantially identical operative provisions. |
| 2023-09-13 | UPC_CFI_182/2023 | Vienna LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI denied | The Vienna Local Division denied CUP&CINO's application for provisional measures against ALPINA COFFEE SYSTEMS GmbH (EP 3 398 487 B1 — milk foam device), finding no patent infringement because the attacked product did not implement the claimed pipe section feature, and ordering CUP&CINO to pay EUR 25,600 in final costs. |
| 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. |
| 2023-08-29 | UPC_CFI_14/2023 | Munich LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division addressed pleading deadlines in Amgen v. Sanofi/Regeneron, ruling that a claim can be validly filed and served without exhibits (with later filing announced), and that the hearing right for late exhibits can be safeguarded by adjusting the timetable. |
| 2023-08-28 | UPC_CFI_249/2023 | Munich LD | Application for provisional measures | Procedural | Procedural only | The Munich Local Division scheduled an oral hearing for 10 October 2023 in provisional measures proceedings by Edwards Lifesciences against Meril GmbH (EP 3 763 331), setting timelines for responses to objections and arranging simultaneous interpretation. |
| 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. |