LD Düsseldorf, February 2, 2026, Procedural Orders Of Good Service Of PI Decisions, UPC_CFI_449/2025 And UPC_CFI_515/2025

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The publication of an order on the Court's website, of which the Defendant had been notified via email, constitutes good service if there are no other effective means of informing the Defendant of the preliminary...

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1 Key takeaways

In both cases, UPC_CFI_449/2025 and UPC_CFI_515/2025, the Court had previously ordered in accordance with R. 275.2 RoP that the steps already taken to bring the application for provisional measures to the attention of the Defendant – here: fulfilling all requirements for service under the Hague Convention and asking the Defendant to voluntarily accept service – be regarded as good service (cf. our blog post re. the LD's decision of October 16, 2025, in UPC_CFI_449/2025). The Court subsequently issued the requested orders for provisional measures. Since R. 276 RoP regarding the service of (such) Court orders refers to the service of a Statement of Claim, it is not surprising, that the Court now found that "any attempt to formally serve this order in China would not be compatible with the requirement for effective legal protection, given the time involved and the uncertain prospects of success based on previous experience".

2 Division

Local Division Düsseldorf

3 UPC number

UPC_CFI_449/2025 and UPC_CFI_515/2025

4 Type of proceedings

Procedural Orders of good service

5 Parties

APPLICANT: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Spring, Texas 77389, USA)

DEFENDANTS: Andreas Rentmeister e.K. (Freiburg, Germany) and Zhuhai ouguan Electronic Technology Co. (Guangdong, China)

6 Patent(s)

EP 2 826 630 B1 and EP 3 530 469 B1 (UPC_CFI_449/2025)

EP 3 835 965 B1 (UPC_CFI_515/2025)

7 Body of legislation / Rules

Rule 275.2 RoP

2026-02-02 LD Düsseldorf UPC_CFI_449_2025

2026-02-02 LD Düsseldorf UPC_CFI_515_2025

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