Topics: withdrawal of opt-out
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LD Munich, December 18, 2024, withdrawal of opt-out, exhaustion, and FRAND defense, UPC_CFI_9/2023
Withdrawal of opt-out effective if CMS workflow is used: The Court held that Claimant’s withdrawal of the opt-out was effective as Claimant used the online workflow in the Case Management System (CMS) according to Rule 5.7 RoP. It is not mandatory to use the provided template which is merely a non-binding support tool. The withdrawal…
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Court of Appeal, November 12, 2024, order concerning the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court (Art. 83 UPCA), UPC_CoA_489/2023, UPC_CoA_500/2023
If a patent has been opted out of the jurisdiction of the UPC, this opt-out can only be validly withdrawn, if no action according to Art. 32 UPCA concerning the relevant patent has commenced at a national court since June 1, 2023: The term “action” in Art. 83 UPCA refers not only to infringement and…
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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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