Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Sanofi-Aventis Groupe S.A., Sanofi Winthrop Industrie S.A., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

EJP Maschinen GmbHvsMSG Maschinenbau GmbH

This is a cost-setting decision (Kostenfestsetzungsverfahren) from the Local Chamber Munich of the Unified Patent Court concerning European Patent EP 3 225 320 B1. After the EPO Board of Appeal revoked the patent in full, the claimant MSG Maschinenbau GmbH withdrew its infringement action, and the court ordered MSG to bear the costs of both the infringement and revocation proceedings. The defendant EJP Maschinen GmbH sought reimbursement of €20,797.00 for infringement costs and €18,697.50 for revocation costs, and the court granted a total of €33,224.50, partially reducing the claimed amounts.

Cretes NVvsHyler BV

Procedural order from the Local Division Brussels of the Unified Patent Court joining an infringement action and a counterclaim for revocation for joint hearing. Cretes NV, holder of European patents EP3993602 and EP4284152, brought an infringement action against Hyler BV, which filed a counterclaim seeking revocation of those patents. The court ordered both proceedings to be heard together under Article 33(3)(a) UPCA and Rule 37(2) RoP for reasons of efficiency and consistent patent interpretation.

Cardo Systems, Ltd.vsShenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co., Limited

This order from the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court addressed the issue of service of process on Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd., a defendant domiciled in China, in a patent infringement action concerning EP 4 240 194. Service attempts via the Hague Service Convention were rejected twice by the Chinese central authority on the formal ground that the documents did not use the full name 'Hong Kong, China' when referring to Hong Kong. The court held that Article 15(2) of the Hague Service Convention is fully applicable in the UPC system and declared the steps already taken to constitute valid service, ordering publication of the order on the court's website.

Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.vsSichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd.

This is an order issued by the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division following an interim conference held on 11 February 2026 in a patent infringement action brought by Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. against Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd. The order addresses procedural matters including the late filing of SYR's comments, the withdrawal of SYR's preliminary objection regarding notification, the admissibility of Pirelli's photographic evidence, and arrangements for the contradictory examination of seized tire samples. The court scheduled the oral hearing for 14 April 2026 and set the value of the infringement action and counterclaim for revocation at 500,000 Euro each.

Gowling WLG (Applicant) in Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe LimitedvsSyngenta Limited

This decision by the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court concerns a request by Gowling WLG, a law firm, for public access to written pleadings and evidence from terminated appeal proceedings (UPC_CoA_523/2024) between Sumi Agro and Syngenta concerning patent EP 2 152 073. The Court held that reasoned requests for access must be directed to the relevant court instance (Court of First Instance or Court of Appeal) and must be sufficiently specified. The request was granted in part for the listed written pleadings but dismissed for exhibits (as too ambiguous) and for two application documents that did not exist in the appeal file.