The Latest on The UPC
Steps needed following evidence preservation order
Progress Maschinen & Automation AG v AWM Srl and Schnell S.p.A (UPC_CFI_286/2023 and 287/2023; UPC_COA_177/2024) Court of Appeal Order dated 23 July 2024 (ORD_36778/2024) [1] Progress Maschinen & Automation AG (“PMA”) was grante...
UPC Court of Appeal Confirms Deadline to Appeal Orders
AIM Sport Vision v Supponor UPC_CoA_500/2023 Order of 26 April 2024 (ORD_23089/2024) There has been confusion in some of the first instance divisions of the Unified Patent Court as to whether certain judgments constitute a “Decision” wh...
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...
A caution on the availability of extensions
ITCiCo Spain S.L. v Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaf (UPC_CFI_412/2023) Order dated 9 February 2023 (ORD_4804/2024) Background A revocation action was brought in the Paris Central Division by BMW AG (“the Respondent”) agains...
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...
Extension of time limit for statement of defence
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. Order of 23 August 2023 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Claimant in the main action) is the proprietor of EP3646825, asserted against potential infringers Meril GmbH (D...
UPC Exceptionally grants extension of time limit for preliminary objection
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. Order of 1 August 2023 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Claimant in the main action) is the proprietor of EP3646825, asserted against potential infringers Meril GmbH (De...
Agfa v Gucci at the UPC – what is the patent about?
The patent infringement claim recently filed by Agfa against Gucci in the Unified Patent Court, Hamburg Local Division, has attracted much interest here at EIP Amar. Intellectual property disputes in the fashion sector usually relate to trademarks, o...
