| 2025-09-12 | CC_65106/2024 | Mannheim LD | Counterclaim for revocation | Revocation merits | Infringed | Decision of the Mannheim Local Division finding infringement of EP 2 223 589 by Windhager GmbH (defendant 1) in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, ordering an injunction, recall, removal from distribution channels, destruction of infringing products, information disclosure, and a declaration of damages liability. The revocation counterclaim was dismissed. Defendants bear costs. The decision establishes that supplying or offering all components of a patented product designed to be assembled without additional items at the point of use constitutes direct infringement under Art. 25(a) UPCA, and that selling even a single component of such a product when assembly is indicated also constitutes direct infringement. |
| 2025-08-20 | ORD_34687/2025 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division order (judge-rapporteur Kupecz) in provisional measures proceedings by Occlutech GmbH against Lepu Medical entities concerning EP 1 998 686 (medical device / patent). The order appoints a technically qualified judge (TQJ) under Art. 8(5)(2) UPCA and R. 34 RoP for the PI proceedings, as the panel considers it necessary to assess the validity of the patent at issue. No substantive ruling. |
| 2025-07-18 | UPC_APP_24543/2025 | Mannheim LD | Hearing | Procedural | Not infringed | Decision of the Mannheim Local Division dismissing FUJIFILM Corporation's infringement action against Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH, and Kodak Holding GmbH for the UK-validated part of EP 3 476 616. The Court found that the UPC has jurisdiction over the UK part of a European bundle patent and can assess validity as a prerequisite for infringement with inter partes effect, but that the infringement action failed on the merits (invalidity defence succeeded). The claimant bears litigation costs. |
| 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. |
| 2024-12-03 | UPC_APP_48598/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Procedural | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division order on 10x Genomics' application for security for legal costs to be provided by the defendant Curio Bioscience, in spatial transcriptomics patent infringement proceedings. The Court held that not only claimants but also defendants may be ordered to provide security for costs under R. 158 RoP. However, when a claimant requests security from the defendant, the court must take into account that the claimant made a voluntary decision to litigate, which bears on the weighing of interests. The court must ensure the defendant's right to a fair trial is not compromised. |
| 2024-10-10 | UPC_APP_55249/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | Costs | Procedural only | Order of the Düsseldorf Local Division refusing Aarke AB's request to adjourn the oral hearing in the infringement action by SodaStream Industries Ltd. concerning EP 1 793 917. The defendant sought adjournment pending an outstanding Court of Appeal order on its dismissed security for costs application. The Court found no convincing reasons to adjourn. |
| 2024-09-06 | UPC_APP_47922/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Application Rop 333 | Procedural | Procedural only | The Düsseldorf Local Division issued an order on panel review under Rule 333 RoP of a prior order concerning security for legal costs requested by defendant Aarke AB against claimant SodaStream Industries Ltd., addressing the applicable standard of proof and factors for ordering security. |
| 2024-07-03 | ACT_459767/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Infringement Action | Infringement merits | Infringed | Decision of the Düsseldorf Local Division finding infringement of EP 3 375 337 B1 by Bette GmbH & Co. KG in an action by Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG concerning bathroom basin technology. The defendant was ordered to cease and desist, recall and remove products from distribution channels, and pay EUR 10,000 as a provisional award of damages with a declaration of further damages liability. The revocation counterclaim was partially successful (50% costs for revocation). Key holdings address prior use rights under Art. 28 UPCA (must be proven country by country), the scope of the information right under Art. 68 UPCA, and the concept of permanent removal from distribution channels as distinct from recall. |
| 2024-04-30 | ORD_23580/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic Order | Infringement merits | PI granted | Düsseldorf Local Division granted a preliminary injunction (30 April 2024) against Curio Bioscience Inc. ordering it to cease offering, marketing, using or possessing arrays for localised detection of nucleic acid in tissue samples in Germany, France, and Sweden that infringe EP 2 697 391. A penalty of up to EUR 100,000 per day of contravention was imposed. Enforceability was conditional on the applicant providing a security of EUR 2,000,000. |
| 2024-04-30 | ACT_590953/2023 | Dusseldorf LD | Application for provisional measures | Preliminary injunction | PI granted | Same order as ORD_23580/2024 / UPC_CFI_463/2023 (Düsseldorf, 30 April 2024) – duplicate document. 10x Genomics obtained a preliminary injunction against Curio Bioscience restraining sale of infringing spatial transcriptomics arrays (EP 2 697 391) in Germany, France, and Sweden, subject to a EUR 2,000,000 security. |
| 2024-04-29 | UPC_APP_22293/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | Generic application | motionName.jurisdictional | Procedural only | Düsseldorf Local Division procedural order granting the parties' joint application to change the language of proceedings from German to English under Art. 49(3) UPCA and R. 321 RoP. The patent (EP 2 697 391 B1) was granted in English. Both parties agreed to the language change, which was approved by the court in the 10x Genomics vs Curio Bioscience infringement proceedings. |