Local Division Munich UPC_CFI_54/2024 UPC_CFI_396/2024
Procedural Order
of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Local Division Munich issued on 1 April 2025
CLAIMANT
Headwater Research LLC, 110 North College Ave., Suite 1116 - 75702 - Tyler, Texas - US
represented by:
Representative Thomas Adam, 110 North College Ave., Suite 1116 - 75702 - Tyler, Texas - US
DEFENDANT
Samsung Electronics GmbH, Am Kronberger Hang 6 - 65824 - Schwalbach - DE
represented by:
Representative Denise Benz, Maximilianstraße 35 - 80539 - Munich - DE
Samsung Electronics France S.A.S, 6 Rue Fructidor - 93400 - Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine - FR
represented by:
Representative Denise Benz, Maximilianstraße 35 - 80539 - Munich - DE
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 129, Samsung-ro - 16677 - Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si,
Gyeonggi-do - KR
represented by:
Representative Denise Benz, Maximilianstraße 35 - 80539 - Munich - DE
PATENT AT ISSUE
European patent n° 2 391 947
UPC_CFI_54/2024 UPC_CFI_396/2024
PANEL/DIVISION
Panel 1 of the Local Division Munich
DECIDING JUDGE/S
The order was made by Presiding Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann, acting as Judge-Rapporteur.
LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
English
SUBJECT-MATTER
Application to review a case management Order (RoP333) - App_13435/2025 UPC_CFI_54/2024 and App_13434/2025 UPC_CFI_396/2024 Generic Application (R 30.2) - App_13924/2025 UPC_CFI_396/2024 Application for leave to change claim or amend case/pleading (RoP263) - App_13925/2025 UPC_CFI_54/2024
Here:
Generic applications for a term extension (R 9) - App_15347/2025 and App_15353/2025 UPC_CFI_396/2024; App_15348/2025 and App_15349/2025 UPC_CFI_54/2024
REQUESTS BY THE PARTIES
Samsung had been invited to file comments to the three above-mentioned requests within 10 days.
Samsung requests with Headwater`s consent:
that the term set by the court pursuant to ORD_14251/2025, ORD_14252/2025, ORD_14253/2025 and ORD_14254/2025 for filing comments on the following submissions by Claimant
- · Application to review a case management Order (R. 333 RoP) - App_13435/2025 UPC_CFI_54/2024 and App_13434/2025 UPC_CFI_396/2024,
- · Generic Application (R 30.2 RoP) - App_13924/2025 UPC_CFI_396/2024 and
- · Application for leave to change claim or amend case/pleading (R. 263 RoP) -
App_13925/2025 UPC_CFI_54/2024, currently expiring on 3 April 2025, be extended until 8 April 2025.
UPC_CFI_54/2024
UPC_CFI_396/2024
ORDER
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- The request is granted.
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- The four workflows are considered closed.
INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEW BY PANEL
Any party may request that this Order be referred to the panel for a review pursuant to R. 333 RoP. Pending review, the Order shall be effective (R. 102.2 RoP)
INFORMATION ABOUT DECISION BY DEFAULT
Should a party fail to comply with the present Order within the time period specified, a decision by default may be given in accordance with R. 355 RoP (R. 103.1, last subparagraph and .2 RoP).
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PARTIES
Launching four different workflows for the same request for extension is unnecessary. It creates more work for the parties and the court and should not be done.
DETAILS OF THE ORDER
Order no. ORD_15869/2025 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_7603/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_396/2024
Action type:
Infringement Action
Related proceeding no. Application No.:
15347/2025
Application Type:
Generic procedural Application
Dr. Zigann Presiding Judge