Topics: jurisdiction
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LD Mannheim, April 4, 2025, order on preliminary objection, UPC_CFI_750/2024
Questions of fact and law relevant to jurisdiction and to the merits of the case are not dealt with in the preliminary objection procedure according to R. 19.1 RoP: Questions of fact and law that are relevant both to jurisdiction of the UPCA and to the merits of the case are, in principle, not to…
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LD Munich, March 18, 2025, order on preliminary objection, UPC_CFI_339/2024
Neither the alleged incompatibility of the UPCA with EU law nor the alleged violation of the right to a lawful judge constitutes a valid ground for a preliminary objection.: According to Rule 19.1 RoP, a preliminary objection is strictly limited to the following formal procedural grounds: (a) the jurisdiction and competence of the UPC, (b)…
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LD Munich, February 14, 2025, order on preliminary objection, UPC_CFI_437/2024
A preliminary objection based on questions regarding the claimant’s standing to bring an action is inadmissible or at least unfounded.: The Court’s jurisdiction and competence, as referred to in R. 19.1 RoP, is not linked to whether a person bringing an action is ultimately entitled to bring the action or whether it is fully entitled…
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CD Munich, 4 October 2023, order in preliminary objection proceedings, UPC_CFI_252/2023
A lis pendens objection may be subject of a preliminary objection.: The international jurisdiction of the UPC, including objections based on Art. 29 and Art. 30 Regulation Brussels Ibis may be the subject of a preliminary objection under Rule 48 in connection with Rule 19.1(a) RoP. In accordance with Art. 31 UPCA, the international jurisdiction…
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LD Helsinki, Decision of 20 October 2023, UPC_CFI_214/2023
Withdrawal of opt-out ineffective: dismissal due to lack of jurisdiction: An infringement action and a request for provisional measures were filed based on European Patent EP 3 295 663 (EP’663). The LD Helsinki dismissed both due to lack of jurisdiction of the UPC Courts . EP’663 was opted out on May 12, 2023, and the…
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