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Damages, information and rendering of accounts in UPC case law

How the UPC's first-instance divisions and the Court of Appeal decide on damages and the related claims (Art. 67, 68 UPCA): the basis of liability and fault, information and rendering of accounts, calculation by reasonable royalty, lost profits or the infringer's profits, interim awards of damages (R. 119 RoP) and the procedure for the determination of damages (R. 125–144 RoP).

decisions in the dossier
130
of them Court of Appeal
22
steps of the test
6
As of
6 Oct 2026

The steps of the test

The dossier orders the decisions by the steps of the legal test. For each step: the question it is about and the number of decisions addressing it.

  1. 1. Basis of liability and fault

    When is the infringer liable for damages, and which fault (intent, negligence) does Art. 68 UPCA require?

    68 decisions

  2. 2. Information and rendering of accounts (Art. 67 UPCA)

    Which information and accounts must the infringer provide, and how far do they reach?

    106 decisions

  3. 3. Calculation: reasonable royalty, lost profits, infringer's profits

    How are damages calculated: lost profits, account of the infringer's profits or reasonable royalty?

    9 decisions

  4. 4. Interim award of damages (R. 119 RoP)

    When does the UPC grant an interim award of damages, and in which amount?

    55 decisions

  5. 5. Procedure for the determination of damages (R. 125–144 RoP)

    How does the separate procedure for the determination of the amount of damages work?

    30 decisions

  6. 6. Line of the Court of Appeal

    Which general principles on damages, information and accounts has the Court of Appeal laid down?

    16 decisions

Selected passages

One decision per step – Court of Appeal first, then the most cited, then the newest – with a verbatim quote from the decision. The selection is not a legal assessment.

Step: Basis of liability and fault

“The argument by Meril India and Meril Germany that the Court does not have competence to hear claims regarding acts that occurred before the entry into force of the UPCA on 1 June 2023 must be rejected.“
Court of Appeal, 25 Nov 2025, UPC_CoA_464/2024, para. 204 · Decision on the UPC website

Step: Information and rendering of accounts (Art. 67 UPCA)

“Abbott has not sufficiently indicated why it has an urgent interest to obtain the requested information in relation to the price obtained for GS1 Devices in the Contracting Member States in which the patent is in force. This information is primarily relevant in relation to the calculation of damages.“
Court of Appeal, 14 Feb 2025, UPC_CoA_382/2024, para. 164 · Decision on the UPC website

Step: Calculation: reasonable royalty, lost profits, infringer's profits

“Whether this includes compensation for moral prejudice caused to Fujifilm will have to be dealt with in the damages proceedings. There are insufficient grounds for awarding any amount for this particular type of damages, which pursuant to Art. 68 (2) UPCA is part of all appropriate aspects to be taken into account …“
Court of Appeal, 13 Jul 2026, UPC_CoA_473/2025, para. 386 · On the UPC website (overview)

Step: Interim award of damages (R. 119 RoP)

“Aus alledem ergibt sich, dass auch die Zuerkennung vorläufigen durch die beklagten Unternehmen zu leistenden Schadensersatzes gemäß R. 119 VerfO nicht zu beanstanden ist.“
Court of Appeal, 3 Oct 2025, UPC_CoA_534/2024, para. 137 · Decision on the UPC website

Step: Procedure for the determination of damages (R. 125–144 RoP)

“Es wird festgestellt, dass die Beklagte der Klägerin Ersatz für jeden entstandenen und noch entstehenden Schaden zu leisten hat wegen der Handlungen gemäß Ziff. III. seit dem 8. November 2014, wobei die Höhe des Schadens in einem nachgeordneten Verfahren festgestellt werden kann.“
Court of Appeal, 17 Feb 2026, UPC_CoA_302/2025, para. 136 · On the UPC website (overview)

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