Lionra v Cisco & Anor (UPC_CFI_58/2024)

• Lionra issued an infringement claim against Cisco in relation to its patent concerning fast packet processing in a wireless network. Cisco counterclaimed for invalidity.
• The Hamburg LD upheld the validity of the patent but found that Cisco's products did not infringe the patent claims as interpreted.
• In interpreting the claims, the court followed the approach of the Court of Appeal in Nanostring v 10x Genomics. That is, the patent claim is the decisive basis for determining the scope of protection of a European Patent; however, the interpretation does not depend solely on its exact wording. The description, drawings and explicit disclosures in the description should always be considered as explanatory aids.
• Lionra was ordered to bear 40% of the costs and Cisco had to bear 60%.

This analysis is based on a machine translation of a decision not available in English.