Case by Case | Düsseldorf Local Division rejects request for preliminary injunction amid doubts over infringement and urgency

Eden Winlow explores the Düsseldorf LD decision to refuse Ottobock’s application for provisional measures concerning EP 3 001 984, finding that neither urgency nor infringement was established with the requisite degree of certainty. The application, filed in December 2025, was dismissed in its entirety, with costs awarded against the applicant.If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here. Follow us on LinkedIn.