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Unchallenged claims of patent cannot be amended
16 May 2024
Carrier Corporation v. BITZER Electronics A/S UPC_CFI_263/2023 Order of 30 April 2024 (ORD_24607/2024)[1] BITZER Electronics filed a revocation action on 29 June 2023 against EP 3414708 at the Paris...
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Composition of appeal panel and access to documents
15 May 2024
Ocado Innovation Limited v Autostore AS & Others (UPC_CoA_404/2023) Order dated 10 April 2024 (ORD_19369/2024)[1] A member of the public requested access to documents under Rule 262.
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REVIEW of EX PARTE PI
13 May 2024
Mammut Sports Group AG and Mammut Sports Group GmbH Düsseldorf Local Division Order of 09 April 2024[1] Introduction In its order dated 11 December 2023, the Düsseldorf Local Division (in the...
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Provisional injunction
Language change refused by the UPC
13 May 2024
MED-EL v Advanced Bionics (UPC_CFI_410/2023) Order of 15 April 2024 (ORD_13321/2024)[1] MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H. filed an infringement action in the German language at...
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Splitting proceedings in respect of multiple defendants in different jurisdictions
10 May 2024
Panasonic Holdings Corporation v Xiaomi Inc et al UPC_CFI_218/2023, 219/2023 and 223/2023 Orders of 6 May 2024[1] Panasonic has sued multiple defendants from the Xiaomi group of companies for patent...
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Service of actions
UPC Court of Appeal Confirms Deadline to Appeal Orders
01 May 2024
AIM Sport Vision v Supponor UPC_CoA_500/2023 Order of 26 April 2024 (ORD_23089/2024) There has been confusion in some of the first instance divisions of the Unified Patent Court as to whether certain...
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UPC emphasises importance of formal service
22 April 2024
Daedalus Prime v. Xiaomi and others Order of 18 April 2024 ORD_20986/2024[1] Daedalus Prime LLC filed a patent infringement action based on EP2792100 at the UPC local division in Hamburg.
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Variable Views on Confidentiality
19 April 2024
In recent months the Local Divisions of Mannheim, Paris and Düsseldorf have given guidance on access to confidential material. These judgments address the procedure for protecting confidential...
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Bringing an action following preservation of evidence
15 April 2024
Progress Maschinen & Automation AG v AWM Srl and Schnell S.p.A (UPC_CFI_286/2023 and 287/2023) Order dated 8 April 2024 (ORD_9710/2024)[1] Progress Maschinen & Automation AG ("PMA") filed...
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Adding a patent to existing proceedings
11 April 2024
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd v Netgear Inc & Ors (UPC_CFI_9/2023) Order[1] of Court of Appeal on 11 March 2024 (UPC_CoA_44/2024); Appeal against ORD_593106/2024 of the CFI panel dated 18 January...
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Error in Defendant not Fatal to Revocation Claim
09 April 2024
Juul Labs International, Inc. v. NJOY Netherlands B.V. (UPC_CoA_433/2023, UPC_CoA_435/2023, UPC_CoA_436/2023, UPC_CoA_437/2023, UPC_CoA_438/202)[1] Orders of 3 April 2024 (ORD_598223/2023,...
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UPC Refuses to Admit Further Amendment Requests
08 April 2024
Meril Italy v Edwards Lifesciences UPC_CFI_255/2023 (Revocation action at Paris Central Division) Order of 28 February 2024 (ORD_7283/2024)[1] This order relates to the action brought by Meril Italy...
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C-KORE v Novawell Follow-up to the evidence preservation order: Paris Local Division explains the rules for reviewing such an order
08 April 2024
Procedural order of 1 March 2024 (UPC_CFI_397/2023) As previously mentioned, C_KORE Systems Limited ("C_KORE") is the proprietor of the patent EP 2265793 relating to the testing of subsea apparatus...
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Preservation of evidence
Joining a party
13 March 2024
Seoul Viosys., Ltd v Laser Components SAS (UPC_CFI_440/2023) Order dated 12 February 2024 (ORD_3311/2024) In this infringement case before the Paris Local Division the defendant, Laser Components...
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Looking out for the little guy: the UPC’s approach on ordering security for costs on SMEs
11 March 2024
Plant-e Knowledge B.V. & Plant-e B.V v. Arkyne Technologies S.L. (UPC_CFI_239/2023) Order delivered on 13 February 2024 (ORD_586897/2023) Background The proceedings in this case are an infringement...
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Ortovox vs Mammut
07 February 2025
Local Division Düsseldorf Order dated 14th January 2025 UPC_CFI_16/2024, ACT_2379/2024, ORD_63035/2024[1] Infringement Action and Counterclaim for Revocation Background There is a procedural history...
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Infringement action after evidence preservation order fails equivalents test
04 February 2025
Jozef Frans Nelissen v OrthoApnea S.L., Vivisol B BV (UPC_CFI_376/2023) Decision of 17 January 2025[1] (ORD_598478/2023) One of the early evidence preservation orders from the UPC was granted by the...
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UPC Confirms Decision By Default
31 January 2025
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft v ITCiCo Spain S.L. UPC_CFI_412/2023 Order of 9 January 2025[1] (ORD_58414/2024) BMW sought revocation of EP 2796333 belonging to ITCiCo.
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UPC weighs in on extraterritorial jurisdiction
31 January 2025
FUJIFILM Corporation v Kodak Holding GmbH, Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH UPC_CFI_355/2023 Decision of 28 January 2025[1] (ORD_598539/2023) Fujifilm brought an infringement action...
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Extension of time period for filing defence in view of parallel EPO appeal proceedings
30 January 2025
Dainese S.p.A. v. Alpinestars S.p.A., Alpinestars Research S.p.A., Omnia Retail S.r.l., Horizon Moto 95 – Maxxess Cergy, Zund.Stoff Augsburg/Ulrich Herpich E.K., Motocard Bike S.I.
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UPC Court of Appeal rules that UPC can determine damages following a national infringement decision
29 January 2025
Fives ECL, SAS v. REEL GmbH UPC_CoA_30/2024 Order of 16 January 2025[1] (APL_4000/2024) Fives applied to the UPC Local Division in Hamburg for a determination of damages following a prior...
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UPC sets aside provisional injunction on hand-held vacuum cleaners
27 January 2025
SharkNinja Germany GmbH, SharkNinja Europe Limited v. Dyson Technology Limited (UPC_CFI_443/2023 and UPC_CoA_297/2024) Decisions of 5 May 2024 (Order no.
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Breach of a standstill agreement does not affect jurisdiction or admissibility
22 January 2025
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. v Roche Diabetes Care GmbH UPC_CFI_454/2023 Decision of 18 December 2024 (ORD_598508/2023[1]) The claimants sought revocation of EP...
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Paris Local Division Revokes another DexCom Patent
22 January 2025
DexCom, Inc. v Abbott Laboratories and 13 other Abbott entities UPC_CFI_395/2023 Decision of 11 December (ORD_63909/2024[1]) The second decision on the merits from the UPC came from the Paris Local...
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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril Gmbh & Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
21 January 2025
(Infringement action UPC_CFI_15/2023) Decision of 15 November 2024 (ORD_598479/2023[1]) The Munich Local Division (MLD) decided in favour of patentee Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Edwards) with...
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UPC denies provisional injunction on tool for adjusting the height of cabinet legs
17 January 2025
Häfele SE & Co KG v Kunststoff KG Nehl & Co (UPC_CFI_443/2024 relating to EP3767151) Order of 25 November 2024 (ORD_62433/2024 [1]) This Decision from the Court of First Instance of the Unified...
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UPC denies provisional injunction on insulin pump
17 January 2025
Insulet Corporation v. EOFLOW Co., Ltd. (UPC_CFI_380/2024 relating to EP4201327) Order of 22 November 2024 (ORD_56716/2024 [1]) This Decision from the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent...
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UPC Court of Appeal Overturns Helsinki on Opt Out Withdrawal
14 January 2025
AIM Sport v Supponor UPC_CoA_489/2023 and UPC_CoA_500/2023 Decision of 12 November 2024 (ORD_598488/2023 & ORD_598489/2023) AIM Sport had brought both provisional injunction and infringement...
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UPC grants provisional injunction ex parte on motorbike helmet intercoms system
13 January 2025
Cardo Systems, Ltd. v Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co. Limited (UPC_CFI_643/2024 relating to EP4240194) Order of 5 November 2024...
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Provisional Injunction on Lice Treatment
10 January 2025
G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C. KG v pharma-aktiva GmbH and others UPC_CFI_541/2024 Order of 20 December 2024 (ORD_67522/2024) The claimant G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C.
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