Munich (DE) Central Division - Section
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Showing 1–29UPM Kymmene Oyj v.International N&H Denmark ApS
This is a revocation action concerning European Patent EP 2 611 800 before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court. The Claimant sought permission under Rule 36 RoP to file further written pleadings in response to the Defendant's Rejoinder. The Judge-rapporteur rejected the request, finding it admissible but not well-founded, as the Claimant failed to demonstrate that due process principles required an additional round of written pleadings.
WIRPLAST – Więcek Spółka Jawna (claimant) v.VILPE Oy (defendant)
In this legal proceeding before Munich (DE) Central Division - Section (decision issued on 2026-04-08) under reference UPC_95D854827E, WIRPLAST – Więcek Spółka Jawna (claimant) appeared in dispute with VILPE Oy (defendant) concerning patent rights and legal remedies.
REEL International (claimant) v.Fives ECL (defendant)
1 Ordonnance de procédure du Tribunal de première instance de la Juridiction unifiée du brevet, Division centrale (Section Munich) rendue le 24 mars 2026 EN-TETE Le défaut d’intérêt à agir et l’autorité de la chose jugée, que le défendeur à une action invoque pour dénier à
TCL EUROPE SAS v.Corning Incorporated
TCL Europe SAS brought a revocation action before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court seeking to invalidate Corning Incorporated's European Patent EP 3 296 274 B1, titled 'Fining of Boroalumino Silicate Glasses,' on grounds of lack of novelty, lack of inventive step, insufficient disclosure, and added matter. The Court dismissed the revocation action in its entirety, finding that the patent's subject matter did not extend beyond the application as filed, was sufficiently disclosed, was novel, and involved an inventive step. TCL, as the unsuccessful party, was ordered to bear Corning's legal costs.
UPM Kymmene Oyj v.International N&H Denmark ApS
UPM-Kymmene Oyj filed a revocation action against European Patent EP 2 611 800, owned by International N&H Denmark ApS (substituted for Virdia Inc.), concerning methods and systems for processing sugar mixtures and resultant compositions. The Claimant argued the patent was invalid due to added matter, lack of novelty, and lack of inventive step. The Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court (Central Division, Section Munich) revoked the patent in its entirety, finding that the subject matter extended beyond the content of the earlier application as filed and that the claimed compositions lacked an inventive step.
TCL EUROPE SAS v.Corning Incorporated
TCL Europe SAS filed a revocation action against Corning Incorporated on 22 April 2025 before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court concerning European Patent No. 3 296 274. Following an interim conference held on 28 November 2025, the Judge-rapporteur issued an order on 1 December 2025 setting out procedural directions, including deadlines for submissions, the value of the case, and the date for the oral hearing.
Amgen, Inc. v.Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
This is a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court issued on 25 November 2025 concerning appeals in a revocation action and a counterclaim for revocation (case numbers UPC_CoA_528/2024 and UPC_CoA_529/2024). The judgment sets out headnotes addressing four key areas of patent law: claim interpretation, added matter, sufficiency, and inventive step. The decision establishes legal principles on interpreting dependent claims, medical use-format claims, assessing added matter, evaluating sufficiency of disclosure, and the framework for analyzing inventive step.
Amgen, Inc. v.Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
This decision of the Court of Appeal concerns appeals in a revocation action and a counterclaim for revocation. The judgment sets out headnotes addressing key legal principles on claim interpretation, added matter, sufficiency of disclosure, and inventive step. The Court of Appeal articulated guidance on interpreting dependent claims, medical use-format claims, assessing added matter, evaluating sufficiency including functional features, and the methodology for establishing inventive step.
UPM-Kymmene Oyi v.International N&H Denmark
This is a procedural order from the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court in a revocation action (UPC 829/2024) brought by UPM-Kymmene Oyj against International N&H Denmark ApS (substituted for Virdia Inc.) concerning European Patent EP 2 611 800. The order, issued by Judge-rapporteur András Kupecz following an interim conference on 21 November 2025, sets the value of the case at EUR 1,000,000, grants the Defendant time to clarify its requests, and confirms the date of the oral hearing for 15 January 2026 in Munich.
BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH v.Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH
1. When assessing the inventive step from a legal perspective, it should always be borne in mind that it must be avoided that an invention is assessed with knowledge of the invention, i.e. retrospectively. This also applies when common general knowledge is relied upon. Also in such a case, it is usually necessary for the person skilled in the art to have an incentive to arrive at the claimed subject matter based on the state of the art. 2. If the claimant in revocation action decides no
WIRPLAST Więcek Spółka Jawna v.Vilpe Oy
A revocation action was brought by WIRPLAST – Więcek Spółka Jawna against VILPE OY concerning European patent EP 2 649 380. An interim conference was held on 9 October 2025 before the judge-rapporteur, who issued an order on 10 October 2025 setting out the procedural decisions taken. Key rulings included deeming the Claimant's Rejoinder timely, rejecting the Claimant's request to forgo translations of documents D1, D2, and D4, admitting a warning letter into the proceedings, setting the case value at EUR 630,000, and confirming the oral hearing for 3 December 2025.
TCL EUROPE SAS v.Respondent
TCL Europe SAS filed a revocation action against Corning Incorporated concerning European Patent EP 3 296 274 before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court. TCL sought a two-week extension of the deadline to file its reply to the Defence to Revocation and defence to the Application to amend, citing ongoing technical testing for prior art attacks. The Court rejected the application, finding that the Claimant had not demonstrated special circumstances justifying deviation from the standard two-month time period provided in the Rules of Procedure.
UPM-Kymmene Oyj v.Respondent
This is a revocation action concerning European Patent EP 2 611 800 before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court. The Claimant sought permission under Rule 36 RoP to file further written pleadings in response to the Defendant's Rejoinder. The Judge-rapporteur rejected the request, finding it admissible but not well-founded, as the Claimant failed to demonstrate that due process principles required an additional round of written pleadings.
BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH v.Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH
This is a procedural order issued in a nullity action concerning European Patent EP 4 019 790. Following an interlocutory hearing held on July 11, 2025, the presiding judge set the value of the dispute at EUR 500,000, reserved the decision on the admissibility of a particular annex for the oral hearing, and scheduled the oral hearing for October 16, 2025. The order also addressed procedural matters regarding patent amendment requests and the applicable cost ceiling.
BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH v.Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH
This is a procedural order in a nullity action concerning European Patent EP 4 019 790, filed by BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH against Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH. The plaintiff seeks revocation of claims 1-4 and 7-13, arguing lack of novelty and inventive step, while the defendant defends the patent as granted and through eleven auxiliary requests. The court scheduled an interim hearing for July 11, 2025, to address the determination of the value of the dispute, settlement possibilities, procedural questions regarding patent amendments, and clarification of the parties' requests.
Corning Incorporated v.Respondent
This is a revocation action before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court concerning European Patent No. 3 296 274. The Claimant (TCL Europe SAS) sought to introduce new added matter arguments and a Swedish Consulting Report into the proceedings, while the Defendant (Corning Incorporated) requested a four-week extension to file its Defence to Revocation. Following a video conference with the parties, the Court accepted their agreement to admit the new pleadings and extend the deadline by two weeks.
BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH v.Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH
This is a procedural order issued by the Central Division (Munich) in a nullity action concerning European Patent EP 4 019 790. The court directed the parties to upload their pleadings in the 'Request for amendment of a patent' workflow in the case management system by June 4, 2025, beginning with the defendant's response of February 28, 2025. The order was issued to allow the plaintiff to file a rejoinder to the reply concerning the patent amendment request of May 22, 2025, while reserving the question of whether a separate request and workflow are required for patent amendments for the interim proceedings or oral hearing.
Kunststoff KG Nehl & Co. v.Häfele SE & Co. KG
This is a revocation action concerning European patent EP 3 767 151 before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Court of First Instance. Both parties jointly requested a stay of proceedings under Rule 295(d) of the Rules of Procedure to allow them to focus on finalizing ongoing settlement negotiations. The Judge-rapporteur granted the stay, formalizing the provisional stay that had already taken effect by email on 21 May 2025, and cancelled the oral hearing originally scheduled for 4 June 2025.
Kunststoff KG Nehl & Co. v.Häfele SE & Co. KG
This is a revocation action before the Central Division (Section Munich) concerning European patent EP 3 767 151. The Claimant, Kunststoff KG Nehl & Co., seeks full revocation of the patent on grounds of lack of novelty and inventive step, insufficient disclosure, and added matter beyond the original and earlier application EP 3 055 603. The Defendant, Häfele SE & Co. KG, contests the revocation and has filed 80 auxiliary requests to maintain the patent in amended form. The order is a Case Management Order issued by the Judge-rapporteur addressing procedural directions, including the uncontested value of the proceedings set at EUR 500,000.
International N&H Denmark ApS, Virdia Inc. v.Respondent
This is a revocation action before the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court (Central Division, Section Munich) concerning European Patent EP 2 611 800. The originally-named defendant, Virdia Inc., applied to substitute itself with International N&H Denmark ApS, to whom the patent had been assigned in 2024. The claimant agreed to the substitution, and the court granted the application, ordering that International N&H Denmark ApS replace Virdia Inc. as defendant and be bound by the proceedings as constituted.
Berggren Oy v.Respondent
This order addressed a request by Berggren Oy, a firm of UPC representatives, for access to all written pleadings and evidence lodged in a completed revocation action between NanoString Technologies Europe Limited and President and Fellows of Harvard College concerning European patent EP2794928. The Court held the request admissible and, weighing the public interest in transparency against the interests protected under Article 45 UPCA, granted access after redaction of personal data under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Neither party to the main proceedings objected to the request.
NanoString Technologies Europe Limited v.Respondent
This order concerns an application by NanoString Technologies Europe Limited (the Claimant in a revocation action regarding EP 2 794 928 B1) for the release of a security for legal costs previously imposed under Rule 158 of the Rules of Procedure. The security of EUR 300,000 had been ordered on 30 October 2023 due to concerns about the Claimant's financial position and its close ties to its then-parent company. Following a restructuring under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code and the Claimant's transfer to Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc., the Claimant sought release of the security on the grounds that the reasons for imposing it had ceased to exist.
Mathys & Squire LLP v.Respondent
Mathys & Squire LLP, an intellectual property law firm, applied under Rule 262.3 of the Rules of Procedure for access to unredacted versions of written pleadings in a revocation action (UPC_CFI_75/2023) concerning EP3056563, where certain information had been kept confidential at the request of the Claimant, Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The Applicant argued that the redacted information was not genuinely confidential as it was either already publicly available or merely a summary of submissions already provided. The Court of First Instance (Central Division, Munich) found the application admissible and well-founded, holding that the Claimant had failed to contest the Applicant's assertions in a substantiated manner, and granted access to the unredacted documents.
Dehns v.Respondent
Order of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Central Division (Section Munich) issued on 22 October 2024 APPLICANT Dehns, St Bride´s House, 10 Salisbury Square - EC47 8JD - London – GB, represented by: John Somerton, St Bride's House, 10 Salisbury Square - EC4Y 8
NanoString Technologies Europe Limited v.President and Fellows of Harvard College
This is a revocation action concerning European patent EP 2 794 928 B1, owned by President and Fellows of Harvard College, brought by NanoString Technologies Europe Limited before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Court of First Instance. The Claimant sought revocation of the patent, while the Defendant defended its validity. The Court examined its international jurisdiction of its own motion, declined to stay proceedings despite a parallel German revocation action in which the German Federal Patent Court had already revoked the German national part of the patent, and assessed novelty and inventive step under Article 54(1) EPC. The Court also refused permission for a subsequent auxiliary request to amend under Rule 50.2 RoP in conjunction with Rule 30.2 RoP, holding that it could and should have been filed earlier under the front-loaded system.
Astellas v.Helios, Riken, Osaka
The Court of First Instance, Central Division (Section Munich), issued an Order regarding an application by Mathys & Squire LLP for access to written pleadings and evidence in a revocation action concerning European Patent EP3056563. The underlying revocation action had been terminated by settlement on 23 July 2024. The Court held that, following termination of proceedings by settlement, public access to written pleadings and evidence should normally be granted, subject to redaction of personal data and confidential information.
NanoString v.President and Fellows of Harvard College
This is a revocation action concerning EP 2 794 928 before the Central Division (Section Munich) of the Unified Patent Court. The Defendant (Harvard) sought to introduce further written submissions and two expert reports shortly before the oral hearing, prompted by the German Federal Patent Court's revocation of the German part of the patent. The Judge-rapporteur dismissed the request, holding that it violated the front-loaded character of UPC proceedings and would unfairly prejudice the Claimant.
ASTELLAS INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE v.Respondent
Two revocation actions brought by Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine against proprietors of European Patents EP 3 056 563 and EP 3 056 564 were disposed of by the Central Division (Section Munich) after the parties reached a settlement. The Court held that parties may conclude their action by way of settlement without seeking a confirmatory Court decision under Rule 365 RoP, and disposed of the actions under Rule 360 RoP as they had become devoid of purpose. The Court also ordered reimbursement of 20% of the court fees in each action, ruling that Rule 370.9(c) RoP is not limited to Court-confirmed settlements.
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v.Amgen, Inc.
This is a revocation action concerning European patent EP 3 666 797 B1, brought by three Sanofi entities against Amgen, Inc. before the Central Division (Munich Section) of the Court of First Instance. The decision, delivered on 16 July 2024 following an oral hearing on 4 June 2024, sets out key legal principles on claim interpretation, priority rights under Article 87 EPC, and the assessment of inventive step. The panel (Presiding Judge Ulrike Voß, Judge-Rapporteur András Kupecz, and technically qualified judge Casper Struve) addressed issues including the technical meaning of claim terms, the 'same invention' test for priority, the identification of realistic starting points in the prior art, and the criteria for assessing obviousness and inventive contribution.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. v.Amgen Inc.
This case concerns a counterclaim for revocation of European patent EP 3 666 797 B1 before the Central Division (Munich Section) of the Court of First Instance. The Claimant, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., sought revocation of the patent held by the Defendant, Amgen, Inc., with both parties being competitors in the cholesterol-lowering pharmaceutical market. The decision, delivered on 16 July 2024 following an oral hearing on 4 June 2024, addressed key legal principles including claim interpretation, priority rights under Article 87 EPC, and the assessment of inventive step.
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