The Latest on The UPC
Paris central division maintains cold chain monitoring patent in amended form
Bitzer Electronics A/S v Carrier Corporation (UPC_CFI_263/2023) Decision of 29 July 2024 (ORD_598395/2023) [1] This decision concerns a revocation action brought at the Paris central division by Bitzer Electronics A/S in respect of patent EP 341470...
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...
Adding a patent to existing proceedings
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd v Netgear Inc & Ors (UPC_CFI_9/2023) Order[1] of Court of Appeal on 11 March 2024 (UPC_CoA_44/2024); Appeal against ORD_593106/2024 of the CFI panel dated 18 January 2024[2] following ORD_593105/2023 and ORD_587438/20...
Error in Defendant not Fatal to Revocation Claim
Juul Labs International, Inc. v. NJOY Netherlands B.V. (UPC_CoA_433/2023, UPC_CoA_435/2023, UPC_CoA_436/2023, UPC_CoA_437/2023, UPC_CoA_438/202)[1] Orders of 3 April 2024 (ORD_598223/2023, ORD_598225/2023, ORD_598224/2023, ORD_598226/2023, ORD_598227...
UPC Refuses to Admit Further Amendment Requests
Meril Italy v Edwards Lifesciences UPC_CFI_255/2023 (Revocation action at Paris Central Division) Order of 28 February 2024 (ORD_7283/2024)[1] This order relates to the action brought by Meril Italy for revocation of Edwards’ patent EP 3646 8...
Joining a party
Seoul Viosys., Ltd v Laser Components SAS (UPC_CFI_440/2023) Order dated 12 February 2024 (ORD_3311/2024) In this infringement case before the Paris Local Division the defendant, Laser Components SAS, sought to add a third party, Photon Wave Co. L...
(Non)-Bifurcation at the UPC
Plant-e, Plant-e Knowledge v. Arkyne Technologies S.L. UPC_CFI_239/2023 Order of 15 February 2024 (ORD_8243/2024)[1] The issue of whether the UPC would bifurcate, namely try a patent infringement case separately from the related counterclaim for re...
Discretionary review or appeal?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd v Netgear Inc & Ors (UPC_CFI_9/2023) Order of Court of Appeal on 11 January 2024 (UPC_CoA_486/2023); Appeal against ORD_588901/2023 dated 11 December 2023 Huawei sued Netgear in Munich Local Division for infringemen...
Discretion allowing in expert declarations
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Ors v Amgen Inc (UPC_CFI_1/2023) Order dated 24 January 2024 (ORD_2233/2024) The pleadings in this revocation action had progressed to the rejoinder by defendant (Rule 43.1(d)). Such rejoinder is “limited...
Separate revocation claim and counterclaim both to proceed
Meril Italy srl v Edwards Life Sciences Corporation (551308/2023; UPC_CFI_255/2023) Order of 13 November 2023 (ORD_578356/2023) Background On 1 June 2023 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (“Edwards”) sued Meril GmbH and Meril Life Scie...
CFI clarifies scope for preliminary objections
Order ORD_576853/2023 [1] dated 29 Sept 2023 by Local Chamber Munich (Presiding Judge and Rapporteur Mr. Zigann) in the case Edwards Lifesciences Corp. vs. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Introduction Edwards (in the following “C...
First appeal decision from the UPC
Amgen Inc v Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Ors Order of 13 October 2023 (Order ref ORD_580110/2023) [1] Both Amgen and Sanofi-Aventis appealed an order [2] in which an extension of the deadline for filing a defence was refused for one of the d...
Determining Date of Service and Corresponding Time limits
Amgen Inc v Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Ors Order of 29 August 2023 (Order ref ORD_566193/2023)[1] This case arises from a difference of date of service on multiple defendants, and thus raises the issue of how the time limits running from s...
First to file at the UPC
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH & Others v Amgen Inc - Order of 24 August 2023 Background On the opening day of UPC, 1 June 2023, Amgen sued Sanofi for infringement of EP 3,666,797 in the Munich local division and on the same day Sanofi sought ...
