Institutions: Luxembourg Court of Appeal
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Court of Appeal, May 22, 2024, order concerning an expedition request, UPC_CoA_218/2024 et al.
Requirements for request for expedition of proceedings pursuant to R.9.3 RoP : A request to expedite appeal proceedings, namely a request to shorten any deadlines where possible pursuant to R. 225(e), R.9.3 RoP, requires the Applicant (here: Volkswagen AG) to explain that and why it would have a particular interest in the concerned brief (here:…
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CoA Luxembourg, May 13, 2024, order on provisional measures, UPC_CoA_1/2024
The CoA confirmed its standards for the claim construction as stated in the order of CoA of February 26, 2024, UPC_CoA_335/2023: The patent claim is not only the starting point but also a decisive basis for determining the scope of protection of the European Patent. The interpretation of a patent claim does not depend solely…
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CoA Luxembourg, April 26, 2024, UPC_CoA_500/2023
Time period for lodging an appeal can be extended in case of an excusable error: It is true that the time period for lodging an appeal is a mandatory time limit that cannot be extended (see R. 9.4 RoP) However, an excusable error can, in exceptional circumstances, justify a derogation from that rule. That is…
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Court of Appeal – Luxembourg (LU), May 2, 2024, Order re application for suspensive effect, UPC_CoA_177/2024
According to Article 74(1) UPCA, the appeal has no suspensive effect unless the Court of Appeal decides otherwise at the motivated request of one of the parties. : The Court of Appeal can grant the application only if the circumstances of the case justify an exception to the principle that the appeal has no suspensive…
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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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CoA, March 21, 2024, order, UPC_CoA_486/2023
An appeal against a decision of the judge rapporteur can be admissible if it is the subject of the appeal whether the judge rapporteur was entitled to issue the decision under appeal.: R 220.3 RoP provides for the admission of an appeal against an order issued by a panel. However, the order under appeal was…
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CoA Luxemburg, April 3, 2024, UPC_CoA_433/2023 etc.
Rectification of the name of the defendant allowable in principle.: If the claimant has not correctly named the defendant in the statement initiating the proceedings, the Court may allow the claimant to rectify the error so long as the defendant is not unreasonably prejudiced by the incorrect statement of name and its rectification. In particular,…
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CoA Luxembourg, 26 February 2024, procedural order on application to stay, UPC_CoA_3352023
No stay of proceedings if party was declared insolvent after the oral hearing had concluded and the legal dispute was ready for a decision, R. 311.1 RoP, Art. 41 (3) UPCA: A court shall stay the proceedings if a party is declared insolvent, R.311.1. However, the Rules must be interpreted in accordance with Art. 41(3)…
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Luxembourg Court of Appeal, 18 January 2024, Order of Court of Appeal, UPC_CoA_4/2024
Orders given pursuant to Rules 360, 361 and 362 RoP: Under Rule 363.2 of the Rules of Procedure, orders given pursuant to Rules 360, 361 and 362 of the Rules of Procedure are final decisions within the meaning of Rule 220.1(a) of the Rules of Procedure. An order pursuant to Rule 360 of the Rules…
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CoA Luxembourg, 26 February 2024, order in the proceedings for provisional measures, UPC_CoA_335/2023
Claim Construction: The patent claim – to be interpreted from the point of view of a person skilled in the art – is not only the starting point, but the decisive basis for determining theprotective scope of a European patent under Art. 69 EPC in conjunction with the Protocol on the Interpretation of Art. 69…
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Court of Appeal, 15 February 2024, order on fee for the appeal
Applicable court fees if the table of fees does not provide a fee for the specific action: In the absence of a specific fee for a specific case, such a fee is to be charged for the case that is most comparable to the present case according to the table of fees. The table of…
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Court of Appeal, February 26, 2024, order on stay of proceedings after insolvency, UPC_CoA_335/2023
Proceedings are not required to be stayed under Rule 311.1, 1st sentence RoP, if a party is declared insolvent only after the oral proceedings have concluded and the dispute is ready for a decision: This is in accordance with the principles of procedural economy and cost efficiency as well as a fair balance between the…
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Court of Appeal, February 22, 2024, order for expedition of the appeal, UPC_CoA_36/2024
If the appellant takes full advantage of the 15-day deadline for lodging the Statement of appeal and the Statement of grounds of appeal pursuant to Rule 224.1(b) and Rule 224.2(b) RoP, a request for expedition of the appeal proceedings by shortening deadlines must be rejected: An expedition would not sufficiently take into account the respondent’s…
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CoA, 13 October 2023, order of the court of appeal, UPC_CoA_320/2023
Effective service of the statement of claim does not require that exhibits are included: Only those exhibits that are essential for understanding the subject matter and the cause of action must be served on the defendant together with the statement of claim (and translated if necessary). Rule 270 RoP provides that the Regulation (EU) 2020/1784…
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CoA Luxembourg, 11 January 2024, order concerning request for discretionary review, UPC_CoA_486/2023
Nature of “notice” pursuant to R. 20.2 RoP to be determined.: It remains to be determined whether this “notice” is a decision / order. Competence concerning application to review pursuant to R. 333.1 RoP to be determined.: It remains to be determined whether the judge rapporteur or the panel is competent. Exceptionally, a request for…
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Court of Appeal, 11 December 2023, order of the court of appeal of the UPC, UPC_CoA_404/2023, App_584498/2023
Procedural Court order allowing the parties to comment on several procedural aspects, in particular whether Rule 8 RoP applies.: Court Court of Appeal UPC number UPC_CoA_404/2023 Type of proceedings Appeal infringement proceedings Parties Ocado Innovation Limited (Plaintiff) and (1) Autostore AS(2) Autostore Sp. z o.o.(3) Autostore System AB(4) Autostore S.A.S.(5) Autostore System GmbH(6) Autostore System…
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