Local Division Munich UPC_CFI_801/2024 UPC_CFI_392/2025

Procedural Order

of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Local Division Munich issued on 15 May 2025

CLAIMANT

Belparts Group N.V.

Wingepark 4 - 3110 - Rotselar - BE

represented by:

Dr. Tobias Wuttke (BARDEHLE PAGENBERG Partnerschaft mbB)

DEFENDANTS

IMI Hydronic International SA Route de Crassier 19 - 1262 - Eysins -CH

IMI Hydronic Engineering AB

Ljung - 52480 - Ljung - SE

represented by:

Clemens Bauer (Müller Schupfner & Partner)

PATENT AT ISSUE

European patent n° 3 812 870

PANEL/DIVISION

Panel 1 of the Local Division Munich

DECIDING JUDGE/S

This order has been issued by the Presiding Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann acting as judge-rapporteur and the legally qualified judges András Kupecz and Tobias Pichlmaier.

UPC_CFI_801/2024 UPC_CFI_392/2025

LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

English

SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Scheduling and R 37.2 RoP

GROUNDS FOR THE ORDER

These dates already take into account the availabilitiy of the parties and the date of the oral hearing at the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (BoA) on 27 November 2025, as well as a possible date for an oral hearing at the Central Division's Paris seat, to be scheduled no earlier than February 2026.

As both parties voted against bifurcation, the panel has decided to proceed with both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation. Furthermore, Belparts informed the court that the counterclaim for revocation contains different arguments to those in the central revocation action pending before the Central Division's Paris seat.

ORDER

The date for the interim videoconference is set for 24 March 2026 at 10:00. The date for the in-person oral hearing in Munich, Denisstr. 3, Room 212 and Overflow Room 220b) is 18 June 2026 at 9:00 am. The parties are summoned to attend these hearings. Parties are invited to submit proposals for the interim conference by 19 March 2026. The panel will proceed with both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation. The President of the Court of First Instance is asked to assign a technically qualified judge to the panel.

Dr. Zigann

Presiding Judge

Kupecz

Legally Qualified Judge

Pichlmaier Legally Qualified Judge

INFORMATION ABOUT ORAL HEARING HELD IN COURT

THE ORAL HEARING SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS THE COURT DECIDES TO MAKE IT, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, CONFIDENTIAL IN THE INTERESTS OF ONE OR BOTH PARTIES OR THIRD PARTIES OR IN THE GENERAL INTEREST OF JUSTICE OR PUBLIC ORDER (R. 115 ROP).

INFORMATION ABOUT AUDIO RECORDING

THE ORAL HEARING SHALL BE AUDIO RECORDED. THE RECORDING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE PREMISES OF THE COURT TO THE PARTIES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AFTER THE ORAL HEARING (R. 115 ROP).

INFORMATION ABOUT ABSENCE OR DELAY OF A REPRESENTATIVE

A DECISION BY DEFAULT MAY BE GIVEN, UPON REQUEST, AGAINST A PARTY THAT WAS DULY SUMMONED BUT FAILS TO APPEAR AT THE ORAL HEARING (R. 355.1 (B) 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).

DETAILS OF THE ORDER

Order no. ORD_69274/2024 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_65882/2024

UPC number:

UPC_CFI_801/2024

Action type:

Infringement Action