Topics: oral hearing
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CoA, May 15, 2026, order on request for use of English at oral hearing, UPC-CoA-50/2026
The Court of Appeal may authorize oral hearings in a language other than the language of proceedings, without formally changing the language of the case, based on considerations of pragmatism and procedural efficiency: The appellants’ representative understood French but lacked sufficient oral proficiency for optimal representation. The Court permitted both parties to plead in English…
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LD Munich, December 12, 2025, decision on infringement action and counterclaim for revocation, UPC_CFI_146/2024 et al
The application of a legal standard by the Court of First Instance (CFI), which was established by the Court of Appeal (CoA) subsequent to the oral hearing, does not in itself necessitate a reopening of the oral hearing.: In its assessment of the inventive step, the Munich Local Division applied the test established by the…
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