Author: Emely Rath
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Court of Appeal, May 12, 2025, order on appeal against order for security of costs, especially when the action has become devoid of purpose, UPC_CoA_328/2024
Admissibility of Appeals: An appeal against an order for security of costs, brought together with an appeal against an order on provisional measures remains admissible, even if the request has become devoid of purpose (here because the appellant has later made it clear that it no longer requests provisional measures). The appellant retains a legal…
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LD Düsseldorf, May 13, 2025, decision on second medical use claims, UPC_CFI_505/2024 (sic!) [UPC_CFI_505/2023]
Requirements for the finding of infringement of second medical use claims: For a finding of infringement of second medical use claims, the claimant must show and prove (i) as an objective element, that there is either a prescription for use according to the patent, or at least additional circumstances showing that such use may be…
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LD Munich, February 24, 2025, decision regarding award of costs, UPC_CFI_2/2023
In PI-proceedings an application for the determination of costs pursuant to R. 151 RoP is admissible in the event that the Court of Appeal has issued a basic decision on costs pursuant to R. 242.1RoP.: Pursuant to R. 150.1 RoP, the determination of costs may be the subject of separate proceedings following a decision on…
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LD Milan, November 4, 2024, decision, UPC_CFI_241/2023
No stay of proceedings due to parallel counterclaim for revocation: There is no basis for a stay (R. 295(m) RoP) of an infringement action, where the defendant has acknowledged the validity of the patent and infringement without exception, for the purpose of awaiting the Court’s decision on the counterclaim for revocation introduced in a parallel…
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CD Munich, November 4, 2024, Order, UPC 75/2023
Access to unredacted documents granted despite confidentiality request of the Claimant on the basis of R. 262.2 RoP: The Court granted the Applicant access to unredacted documents even though the Claimant argued that the information contained therein was confidential and that disclosure could cause commercial harm. The Court based its decision on Rule 262.6 RoP,…
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LD Munich, August 6, 2024, order on service, UPC_CFI_498/2023
Preliminary objection is deemed to be proof of service to Chinese defendant: If a Chinese defendant files a preliminary objection, there is no need to wait for further proof of service from the Chinese authorities on the Chinese defendant. Division Local Division Munich, Panel 2 UPC number UPC_CFI_498/2023 Type of proceedings Infringement proceedings Parties NEC…
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CoA Luxembourg, August 6, 2024, order on service, UPC_CoA_205/2024
A defendant company in China cannot, as a starting point, be served a complaint via a company within the same group in a Contracting Member State: Service within the Contracting Member States is governed by R. 270 through 272 RoP. Service outside the Contracting Member States is instead governed by R. 273 and 274 RoP.…
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CoA Luxembourg, August 5, 2024, order on service of a Statement of Claim on defendants in China and Taiwan, UPC_CoA_183/2024
A defendant company in China or Taiwan cannot be served a complaint via a company within the same group in a Contracting Member State: Such a group company cannot automatically be seen as a statutory seat, central administration or principal place of business of a defendant company in China or Hongkong, nor a place where…
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CoA Luxembourg, August 5, 2024, order on service in China and Hongkong, UPC_CoA_86/2024
A defendant company in China or Hongkong cannot, as a starting point, be served a complaint via a company within the same group in a Contracting Member State: Service within the Contracting Member States is governed by R. 270 through 272 RoP. Service outside the Contracting Member States is instead governed by R. 273 and…
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LD Hamburg, April 18, 2024, Procedural Order, UPC_CFI_169/2024
All service outside the contracting member states is covered by section 2, i.e. Rules 273 and 274 RoP.: If defendants are domiciled outside the territory of the contracting member states of the UPCA and have no statutory seat, central administration or principal place of business nor their own permanent or temporary place of business within…
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Court of Appeal, April 17, 2024, Order, UPC_CoA_101/2024
The decision on a R. 323 RoP (Art. 49(5) UPCA) request to change the language of proceedings into the language of the patent shall be based on all relevant circumstances related to the specific case and the position of the parties. Art. 49(5) UPCA provides that in particular the position of the defendant is to…
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LD Hamburg, 27 October 2023, procedural order, UPC_CFI_22/2023
Extension of the deadline for filing a Statement of Defense in the event of delayed submission of exhibits: Upon request, the deadline for filing the Statement of Defense may be extended by the period of time between service of the Complaint without the exhibits and the subsequent submission of the exhibits. Division Local Division Hamburg…