2025-07-10 - LD Hamburg - Nera Innovations v. Xiaomi - UPC_CFI_173/2024
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_173/2024
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Hamburg (DE) Local Division
- Art:
- Proceeding Decision
- Parteien:
- Nera Innovations Ltd. v. Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd., Xiaomi Inc., Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B.V., Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH
Kernaussage: The Hamburg Local Division dismissed Nera Innovations' infringement action against Xiaomi concerning EP 2,642,632 (wireless charging receiver technology) while partially upholding the counterclaim for revocation.
2025-07-10 - LD Hamburg - Nera Innovations
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Xiaomi - UPC_CFI_173/2024
notable
The Hamburg Local Division dismissed Nera Innovations' infringement action against Xiaomi concerning EP 2,642,632 (wireless charging receiver technology) while partially upholding the counterclaim for revocation. The patent was found to contain two inadmissible intermediate generalizations under Art. 123(2) EPC — omitting 'magnetic' from 'substrate' and omitting the predetermined-shape requirement from 'receiving space' — but was maintained in amended form (Auxiliary Requests 1+2). Novelty was confirmed over all six prior art documents, and inventive step was upheld because the cited documents from the NFC/RFID field were not realistic starting points for wireless charging. However, infringement was denied because the accused Xiaomi smartphones lack a receiving space that fully penetrates the substrate as required by the patent.
Nichtigkeitsgründe
Art. 138 EPCNovelty
Patent survived (this ground)Art. 54 EPC · Art. 138(1)(a) EPC
“Patent (as amended) found novel over all six prior art documents. Key distinguishing feature was the receiving space with predetermined shape requiring full substrate penetration.”
Inventive Step
Patent survived (this ground)Art. 56 EPC · Art. 138(1)(a) EPC
“D5+D6 combination (both NFC/RFID documents) did not render the patent obvious — different application field not a realistic starting point.”
Added Matter
Patent invalid (this ground)Art. 123(2) EPC · Art. 138(1)(c) EPC
“Two features constituted inadmissible intermediate generalizations under Art. 123(2)/(3) EPC: omission of magnetic qualifier for substrate and omission of predetermined-shape requirement for receiving space.”
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