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Claim construction at the UPC
For a European patent to be granted, the claims must be “clear and concise”. However, some ambiguity or lack of clarity may be identified in granted claims, during infringement or invalidity proceedings. In these cases, the scope of the c...
Double/twofold “appropriateness-test” applied by Local Division The Hague in Procedural Order concerning R. 109 RoP
Szymon Spyra v. Amycel LLC (UPC_CFI_195/2024) Procedural Order delivered on 25 June 2024 (ORD_35405/2024) In a procedural order from the UPC, the Local Division The Hague has decided on a double/twofolded “appropriateness-test” regardin...
Paris central division maintains Edwards patent in amended form
Meril Italy Srl and two other Meril entities v Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (revocation action UPC_CFI_255/2023 and counterclaims for revocation UPC_CFI_15/2023) Decision of 19 July 2024 (ORD_598365/2023) The Court (Paris central division) is...
Paris local division revokes DexCom patent
DexCom, Inc. v Abbott Laboratories and nine other Abbott entities (UPC_CFI_230/2023) Decision of 4 July 2024 (ORD_37297/2024) [1] The second decision on the merits from the UPC, following just a day after the first, comes from the Paris Local Divis...
Düsseldorf Local Division issues the first UPC decision on the merits and grants injunction in seven UPC member states
Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v Bette GmbH & Co. KG (UPC_CFI_7/2023) Decision of 3 July 2024 (ORD_598324/2023 [1]) concerning EP 3 375 337 B1 Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG, a German company which offers bathroom solutions, sued the compet...
Abbott v. Sibio: a tale of two applications for provisional measures
The Hague Local Division of the Court of First Instance of the UPC has recently issued two decisions concerning provisional measures involving the same parties - the Patentee Applicant, Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., and the Defendants, Sibio Technology L...
Defective opt out allows revocation action to proceed at the UPC
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA v Neo Wireless GbmH & Co KG (UPC_CoA_79/2024) Appeal against Order no. 597664/2023[1] in case UPC_CFI_361/2023 of the Central Division, Paris seat Order of 4 June 2024 (ORD_30505/2024)[2] Neo Wireless LLC (Neo USA) w...
The Unified Patent Court Turns 1 - Discover the Impact
Darren Smyth provides a summary of the first year of the UPC's operation.
Security for Costs
Ballinno B.V. v Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Kinexon GmbH and Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH (UPC_CFI_151/2024) Order of 14 May 2024 (ORD_23557/2024)[1] Ballinno B.V. commenced an application for provisional measur...
UPC rules it has jurisdiction in cases where a claim is brought in violation of a contract
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. v Roche Diabetes Care GmbH (UPC_CFI_589997/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_7903/2024) [1] Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc & Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. (“Tandem”) have sued...
UPC allows intervention by Licensee
Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. v. expert klein GmbH, expert e-Commerce GmbH (UPC_CFI_363/2023) Order of 22 April 2024 (ORD_5343/2024)[1] Seoul Viosys sued expert klein GmbH and expert e-Commerce GmbH for infringement of EP3926698 at the Düsseldorf Loc...
Interpretation allowed only at party’s own cost
CEAD B.V. & CEAD USA B.V. v BEGO Medical GmbH (UPC_CFI_367/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_24708/2024)[1] The UPC is an international system in which a large number of languages may be employed, and so the issue may frequently arise in which th...
UPC Court of Appeal Confirms no Provisional Injunction for VusionGroup
VusionGroup SA (formerly SES-imagotag SA) v Hanshow UPC_CoA_1/2024 Order of 13 May 2024 (ORD_17447/2024)[1] SES-imagotag SA, which in the meantime has changed its name to VusionGroup SA, was refused a provisional injunction by the Munich local divi...
Access to documents from revocation action
NJOY Netherlands B.V. v Juul Labs International, Inc. (UPC_CFI_316/2023); Application for access to documents by Nicoventures Trading Limited Order dated 24 April 2024 (ORD_587436/2023)[1] NJOY Netherlands B.V. (“NJOY”) applied to revok...
SEP Litigation and Self-Inflicted Disclosure Orders
Panasonic Holdings Corporation v. Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH & Ors (UPC_CFI_ 219/2023): Order of 30 April 2024 (ORD_14600/2024) [1] In an unusual turn of events, Panasonic successfully applied to the Mannheim Local Division for an order aga...
Unchallenged claims of patent cannot be amended
Carrier Corporation v. BITZER Electronics A/S UPC_CFI_263/2023 Order of 30 April 2024 (ORD_24607/2024)[1] BITZER Electronics filed a revocation action on 29 June 2023 against EP 3414708 at the Paris central division. The statement for revocation re...
Language change not allowed if not language of the patent
F. Hoffman-La Roche AG, Roche Diabetes Care GmbH v Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc, Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V., VitalAire GmbH, Dinno Santé s.a.i., Air Liquide Healthcare Nederland B.V, Rubin Medical ApS UPC_CFI_ 504/2023 Orders of 11 April 20...
Composition of appeal panel and access to documents
Ocado Innovation Limited v Autostore AS & Others (UPC_CoA_404/2023) Order dated 10 April 2024 (ORD_19369/2024)[1] A member of the public requested access to documents under Rule 262.1(b) RoP in an action at Nordic Baltic Regional Division which...
Language change refused by the UPC
MED-EL v Advanced Bionics (UPC_CFI_410/2023) Order of 15 April 2024 (ORD_13321/2024)[1] MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H. filed an infringement action in the German language at the Mannheim local division of the UPC, based ...
REVIEW of EX PARTE PI
Mammut Sports Group AG and Mammut Sports Group GmbH Düsseldorf Local Division Order of 09 April 2024[1] Introduction In its order dated 11 December 2023, the Düsseldorf Local Division (in the following “LD”) granted an ex ...
Splitting proceedings in respect of multiple defendants in different jurisdictions
Panasonic Holdings Corporation v Xiaomi Inc et al UPC_CFI_218/2023, 219/2023 and 223/2023 Orders of 6 May 2024[1] Panasonic has sued multiple defendants from the Xiaomi group of companies for patent infringement in the UPC local division in Mannhei...