{"id":22825,"date":"2024-01-01T15:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/?p=22825"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:06:38","slug":"unified-patent-court-provisional-mesures-and-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/unified-patent-court-provisional-mesures-and-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Provisional measures and orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m1rlcbye-ee68ce98534a1308a915618c88a12ed2 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-22825'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-5367d1a8949ea854cc7619afa10347cf av_two_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1rlc68z-d5a5ac31eb38d6d8a01fbb923cc15851\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m1rlc68z-d5a5ac31eb38d6d8a01fbb923cc15851{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m1rlc68z-d5a5ac31eb38d6d8a01fbb923cc15851 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m1rlc68z-d5a5ac31eb38d6d8a01fbb923cc15851 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m1rlc68z-d5a5ac31eb38d6d8a01fbb923cc15851 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Provisional measures and orders<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-b1d32822b5e8e59efb203fef4650f9dc'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In patent infringement proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) a claimant can, in particular, be awarded claims to injunction, information and damages as well as recall and destruction. However, the rules governing the UPC provide provisional measures and orders which can be applied for before or besides main infringement proceedings. \u201cProvisional\u201d means that decisions of the court can be obtained quicker than in main proceedings, but are only preliminary, meaning that they can be overruled in case of a differing result in the main proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Provisional measures and orders can be put in three categories:<\/p>\n<h2>Categories\u00a0of provisional measures<\/h2>\n<h3>1st Category &#8211; temporary order regarding main suit<\/h3>\n<p>The first category would be measures which preliminary and partially award claims, namely an injunction (with the respective consequences in case of a breach) and seizure of potentially infringing products.<\/p>\n<h3>2nd Category &#8211; order preparing main proceeding<\/h3>\n<p>The second category would be orders which allow a potential claimant to assess the chances of success of an infringement action, namely orders for inspection, e.g. the inspection of a potentially infringing machine together with a court-appointed expert.<\/p>\n<h3>3rd Category &#8211; safeguards for monetary claims<\/h3>\n<p>The third category would be measures with which monetary claims from an (future) infringement proceeding, in particular claims to damages and reimbursement of costs, can be secured through the seizure of assets.<\/p>\n<p>Provisional measures and orders can be applied for before or besides main infringement proceedings. However, if no main action is initiated, defendant can demand that a main action is initiated or provisional decisions by the court be lifted alternatively.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline of the procedure<\/h2>\n<p>The duration of the proceedings re provisional measures and orders can vary between hours or days and weeks or months. This primarily depends on whether the court gives the defendant the possibility to reply to an application for such measures in writing and whether an oral hearing is scheduled. This in turn is primarily dependent on the degree with which infringement and validity can be assumed and how urgent the measures are for the applicant (can he e.g. claim that without a quick decision he would incur heavy and irreparable damages?).<\/p>\n<h2>Protective letters<\/h2>\n<p>Potential defendants can deposit a protective letter at the court, meaning a written summary of their presumed defense. A protective letter thereby ensures that the court hears the defense and thus rejects the application (or at least gives the defendant the chance for further submissions) if a defendant assumes that such an application could be filed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1rlcusx-6f0c3f303baa75e2759737c0f7b49208\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-m1rlcusx-6f0c3f303baa75e2759737c0f7b49208{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m1rlcusx-6f0c3f303baa75e2759737c0f7b49208 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-o2a6sp-c3385ba5f83002d85f05809b0b90b64c-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr'><a href='https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/upc\/unified-patent-court\/'  class='avia-button av-o2a6sp-c3385ba5f83002d85f05809b0b90b64c av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Back to page Unified Patent Court\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-linearicons-free' data-av_icon='\ue879' data-av_iconfont='linearicons-free' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Back to page Unified Patent Court<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-fe79b5e9c7dc7236081eb587a4ccff38\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-fe79b5e9c7dc7236081eb587a4ccff38{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-fe79b5e9c7dc7236081eb587a4ccff38 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-866c246b881428acd016a5e4e8ec097a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div'     ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In patent infringement proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) a claimant can, in particular, be awarded claims to injunction, information and damages as well as recall and destruction. 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