Key takeaways
A minor deviation in deadlines for multiple defendants makes a request to align them reasonable for procedural efficiency, as per the court’s discretion under R. 9.3(a) RoP.
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Given that the current deadlines would deviate by only 20 days, the defendants’ request for alignment of the time limit for filing the Statement of Defence is reasonable.
While a claimant is not obliged to proactively arrange payment for service in the U.S., it bears the risk of deviating service dates if it waited to arrange payment for service in the U.S. in due course after the request of the sub-registry.
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Division
Local Division Hamburg
UPC number
UPC_CFI_360/2026
Type of proceedings
Infringement Action
Parties
INFOBLOX INC., INFOBLOX GERMANY GMBH, NOMIOS GERMANY GMBH
Nixu FL IP Protection LLC
Patent(s)
EP 2 005 696
Body of legislation / Rules
R. 9.3 (a) RoP
