UPC Local Division Munich departs from Long-Standing German Practice of Claim Interpretation

Report on the Order of the UPC Local Division Munich of 20 December 2023, UPC_CFI_ 292/2023

Applicant: SES-Imagotag SA, Nanterre, France

Defendant: Hanshow Technology Co. Ltd, Jiaxing City, China; Hanshow Germany GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hanshow France SAS, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hanshow Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands

Patent at issue: EP 3 883 277 – EP’ 277

Language of the patent: French

Language of the Proceedings: German