5G & Telecommunications (SEP)High Exposure

UPC_CFI_1291/2026

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European Patent Litigation Tracking · Mannheim Local Division

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Judicial Venue

Mannheim Local Division

Action Type

provisional_measures

Patent in Suit

EP 3 883 351

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Emergency Application for Provisional Measures in Mannheim Local Division

Key Holding: Application for preliminary injunction adjudicated. The court scrutinized the balance of interests and likelihood of patent validity.

🎯 Litigator Takeaway & Practice Pointer

Demonstrates that European venues require immediate evidence of irreparable harm and will not automatically stay provisional proceedings for parallel EPO oppositions.

⏱️ Procedural Horizon & Next Milestones

Defendant must comply within statutory time limit or submit notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal with request for suspensive effect.

Cross-Border Multi-Front Litigation Matrix

Parallel enforcement tracks, forum shopping risks, and carve-out vulnerabilities across Europe.

Conflict Risk: High (Conflicting Rulings Imminent)

Mannheim Local Division

active

Direct pan-European enforcement (17 states)

UK High Court (London)

potential

Parallel UK market litigation (post-Brexit)

EPO Opposition Division (Munich)

potential

Dual-track administrative opposition

Patent Asset & Commercial Exposure

Technology Field

Cellular Communication / RAN Protocols (3GPP Rel. 16/17)

Unitary Status

Unitary Patent (UP)

SEP / FRAND Classification

SEP / FRAND Declared

Commercial Stakes

PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibody (Alirocumab / Evolocumab - €1.8B Global Sales)

Parties & Representing Counsel of Record

Claimant / Patentee

Nokia Technologies Oy a.o.

Representative Law Firm: Counsel on Record

Defendant / Opponent

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.

Representative Law Firm: Counsel on Record

Venue & Judicial Speed Benchmarks

Speed to Preliminary Order

34 days

Median from filing

Injunction Grant Propensity

72%

Division historical average

Language of Proceedings

English (70%) / German (30%)

Bench Procedural Tendency

Technically rigorous, high urgency threshold, pro-expedited timeline

Published Orders & Court Decisions

2 published order(s)

UPC_DOC_1291-2026%20order%20dated%208%20June%202026

Issued 2026-06-08

preliminary_injunction

Presiding: Assigned Chamber

issuedSource Document ↗

UPC_DOC_2026-04-20%20-%20AASI_1291_2026_endg_signed_all

Issued 2026-04-20

preliminary_injunction

Presiding: Assigned Chamber

issuedSource Document ↗

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