Topics: R. 305 RoP
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Court of Appeal, April 11, 2025, Amendment of claim and addition of a defendant, UPC_CoA_169/2025
Discretion of the Court of First Instance when applying Rules on amendment of claims and addition of parties (Rule 263 and 305 RoP).: The Court of First Instance has a broad discretion when considering allowance of amendments to claims and the addition of parties under Rule 263 and 305 RoP. The Court of Appeal clarified…
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CD Munich, February 28, 2025, Order, UPC_829/2024
Revocation action initiation (R. 42 RoP): The revocation action was initiated by the defendant against the original claimant (Virdia Inc.). Application for substitution of parties (R. 305 RoP): The original claimant (Virdia inc.) applied to substitute the party with the new patent proprietor International N&H Denmark ApS. This is supported by a 2024 patent assignment…
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LD Helsinki, February 11, 2025, procedural order regarding changes in a case, UPC_CFI_214/2013
The main issues to be considered when addressing the admissibility of changes in a case are that the nature of the frontloaded procedure of the UPC must be protected and that during the process there are no such changes that the defendant’s right to defence is compromised.: If these two premises are protected there is…
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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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