2026-03-31 - LD Hamburg - Nixu FL IP Protection v. Infoblox et al. - UPC-CFI-0000360/2026

ENGLISH: 1. Given that the current deadlines would deviate by only 20 days, the defendants' request for alignment of the time limit for filing the Statement of Defence is reasonable. 2. While a claimant is not obliged to proactively arrange payment for service in the U.S., it bears the risk of deviating service dates if it waited to arrange payment for service in the U.S. in due course after the request of the sub-registry.

The Hamburg LD granted defendants' request to align the deadline for filing the statement of defence and counterclaim for revocation to 11 June 2026 for all defendants, despite claimant's objection. The 20-day deviation between service dates was found reasonable for alignment. The court held that without alignment, the proceedings would face different time periods in individual procedural relationships, which would be less efficient. Notably, the court held that while claimants are not obliged to proactively arrange US service payment, they bear the risk of deviating service dates if they delayed payment after the registry's request.