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  • LD Mannheim, July 16, 2025, Order concerning request for the extension of time periods

    Extension of time periods requires balancing the interests of the parties, the court, and the public (R. 9.3(a) RoP): Extensions are granted only in justified exceptional circumstances to ensure efficient proceedings. The court considers whether the requested extension will jeopardize the preparation of the oral hearing (reason 2.c)). In this case, the Defendants’ request for…

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    LD The Hague, May 23, 2025, Order on preliminary objection, UPC_CFI191/2025 and 192/2025

    International jurisdiction by anchor defendant.: Pursuant to Art. 8(1) Brussels ibis Regulation (BR), a person domiciled in an EU Member State may also be sued, where he is one of a number of defendants, in the courts for the place where one of them is domiciled. In the present case, the judge rapporteur held it…

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  • LD Milan, February 7, 2025, procedural order, UPC_CFI_472/2024

    The position of the party attacking the patent shall be protected to the same extent as that of the party defending the patent.: If the mandatory coordination between the appeals proceedings before the EPO and the proceedings before the UPC may be achieved in the most efficient way by extending the time limits for filing…

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    LD Paris, February 12, 2024, procedural order, UPC_CFI_425/2023

    In case of multiple defendants in an infringement action, it is reasonable for the Judge-Rapporteur to extend the deadline for filing of a Statement of Defence to align the deadlines for all defendants: In the present case, service of the Statement of Claim was delayed for one of the three defendants. According to Rule 23…

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    LD Paris, February 12, 2024, procedural order, UPC_CFI_395/2023

    In case of multiple defendants in an infringement action, it is reasonable for the Judge-Rapporteur to extend the deadline for filing of a Statement of Defence to align the deadlines for all defendants: In the present case, service of the Statement of Claim was delayed for some of the fourteen defendants. According to Rule 23…

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  • LD Hamburg, 4 October 2023, final order, UPC_CFI_278/2023

    Extension of deadlines (R. 19.1, 23 RoP) in the case of a plurality of defendants and appointment of a representative making an electronic service possible: Here, a total of nine defendants are represented by the same representative. Appointment of the same representative helped to provide for a prompt and successful service of the statement for…

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