Topics: Language of the proceedings
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CoA, September 5, 2024, Order on application for language change, UPC_CoA_207/2024
The fact that the parties are domiciled in countries where the language of the proceedings chosen by the claimant is an official language is an important factor in the decision on an application to use the language of the patent as the language of the proceedings.: An important factor is the fact that the claimant…
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LD Dusseldorf, May 30, 2024, order pursuant R. 323 RoP, UPC_CFI_26/2024
In infringement proceedings, the position of the defendant requesting the language of the proceedings to be changed into the language of the patent is decisive, if in the overall assessment the result of the balancing of interest is the same: Art. 49.5 UPCA must be interpreted in such a way that the decision on whether…
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LD Paris – May 6, 2024 – UPC_CFI_440/2023 – procedural order
An intervener may not develop claims contrary to those of the party it supports, and may not autonomously develop claims and procedural modalities distinct from those offered to the party it supports.: Consequently, an intervener that has not filed a counterclaim for invalidity within the time limit set for the party they support cannot claim…
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LD Munich, 3 November 2023, order on language of the proceedings, UPC_CFI_14/2023
Change of language of the proceedings: An infringement action was filed in German before the LD Munich. Before the statement of defense was filed, the Defendant suggested a change of the language of the proceedings to English, which is the language of the granted European Patent. The judge-rapporteur proposed to change the language of the…
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LD The Hague, 18 October 2023, order on language of the proceedings, UPC_CFI_239/2023
Change language of proceedings: case-by-case decision, but time-limit to be observed: An infringement action was filed in Dutch before the LD The Hague. The Defendant and Applicant for the request, a small Spanish start-up, requested a change of the language of the proceedings into English which is the language of the granted European Patent. The…
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