15/11/2024 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. |
UPC_CFI_15/2023 |
App_56354/2024 |
ORD_56918/2024 |
Generic application |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Local Division |
English |
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15/11/2024 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. |
UPC_CFI_15/2023 |
App_60393/2024 |
ORD_60761/2024 |
Generic application |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Local Division |
English |
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15/11/2024 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. |
UPC_CFI_15/2023 |
App_57746/2024 |
ORD_60760/2024 |
Generic application |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Local Division |
English |
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15/11/2024 |
Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Shenzen Yunding Information Technology |
UPC_CFI_515/2024 |
App_60676/2024 |
ORD_61204/2024 |
Application Rop 370 |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Local Division |
German |
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Regel 370 Abs. 9 (b) (i) VerfO ist im Falle der Rücknahme eines Antrags auf Erlass einstweiliger Maßnahmen vor Abschluss des schriftlichen Verfahrens analog anwendbar. |
Rückerstattung von Gerichtsgebühren, Rücknahme Antrag auf Erlass einstweiliger Maßnahmen |
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14/11/2024 |
Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG v. Vibrantz GmbH |
UPC_CFI_114/2024 |
App_43938/2024 |
ORD_44025/2024 |
Application RoP262A |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Local Division |
German |
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Handling of confidentiality requests in respect to trade secrets that had unnecessarily been introduced into the proceedings. |
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14/11/2024 |
Magna International France, SARL, Magna PT B.V. & Co. KG, Magna PT s.r.o. v. Valeo Electrification |
UPC_CoA_691/2024 |
App_61002/2024 |
ORD_61229/2024 |
Application Rop 223 |
Court of Appeal - Luxembourg (LU) |
English |
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13/11/2024 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P v. LAMA FRANCE |
UPC_CFI_358/2023 |
ACT_578697/2023 |
ORD_598511/2023 |
Infringement Action |
Court of First Instance - Paris (FR) Local Division |
French |
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12/11/2024 |
AIM Sport Development AG v. Supponor Oy, Supponor Limited, Supponor SASU, Supponor Italia SRL, Supponor España SL |
UPC_CoA_500/2023 |
APL_596892/2023 |
ORD_598489/2023 |
Appeal RoP220.1 |
Court of Appeal - Luxembourg (LU) |
English |
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12/11/2024 |
Headwater Research LLC v. Qualcomm Inc. v. Samsung Electronics GmbH, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics France S.A.S |
UPC_CFI_54/2024 |
App_40276/2024 |
ORD_49223/2024 |
Procedural Order |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Local Division |
English |
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An order for the production of a document against a third party is successful because the third party does not raise an objection. |
R 190 RoP., no objections raised, third party, Production of documents |
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12/11/2024 |
AIM Sport Development AG v. Supponor Oy, Supponor Limited, Supponor SASU, Supponor Italia SRL, Supponor España SL |
UPC_CoA_489/2023 |
APL_596007/2023 |
ORD_598488/2023 |
Appeal RoP220.1 |
Court of Appeal - Luxembourg (LU) |
English |
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05/11/2024 |
NJOY Netherlands B.V. v. Juul Labs, Inc. |
UPC_CFI_315/2023 |
ACT_571801/2023 |
ORD_598483/2023 |
Revocation Action |
Court of First Instance - Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat |
English |
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05/11/2024 |
NJOY Netherlands B.V. v. Juul Labs, Inc. |
UPC_CFI_309/2022 |
ACT_571669/2023 |
ORD_598482/2023 |
Revocation Action |
Court of First Instance - Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat |
English |
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05/11/2024 |
Cardo Systems, Ltd. v. Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. And other |
UPC_CFI_643/2024 |
ACT_59213/2024 |
ORD_59913/2024 |
Application for provisional measures |
Court of First Instance - Milan (IT) Local Division |
English |
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05/11/2024 |
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. v. TIANJIN KINGTYRE GROUP CO., LTD KINGTYRE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
UPC_CFI_650/2024 |
ACT_59322/2024 |
ORD_59764/2024 |
Application for provisional measures |
Court of First Instance - Milan (IT) Local Division |
Italian |
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05/11/2024 |
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. v. SICHUAN YUANXING RUBBER CO., LTD.China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Automotive Sub-council |
UPC_CFI_649/2024 |
ACT_59315/2024 |
ORD_59449/2024 |
Application for provisional measures |
Court of First Instance - Milan (IT) Local Division |
Italian |
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04/11/2024 |
Oerlikon Textile GmbH & CO KG v. Bhagat Textile Engineers |
UPC_CFI_241/2023 |
ACT_549585/2023 |
ORD_598484/2023 |
Infringement Action |
Court of First Instance - Milan (IT) Local Division |
Italian |
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04/11/2024 |
Mathys & Squire ./. Astellas, Healios, Riken, Osaka Universitiy |
UPC_CFI_75/2023 |
App_54214/2024 |
ORD_55220/2024 |
Application Rop262 3 |
Court of First Instance - Munich (DE) Central Division - Section |
English |
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Rule 262.3 RoP. Application requesting that information excluded from public access pursuant to Rule 262.2 RoP may be made available to the applicant granted in the absence of legitimate reasons to withhold access. |
262.3 RoP, burden of proof, making available information excluded from public access |
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01/11/2024 |
Scandit AG v. Hand Held Products, Inc. |
UPC_CoA_520/2024 |
App_57474/2024 |
ORD_58165/2024 |
Generic application |
Court of Appeal - Luxembourg (LU) |
German |
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31/10/2024 |
Magna PT s.r.o., Magna PT B.V. & Co. KG, Magna International France, SARL v. Valeo Electrification |
UPC_CFI_347/2024 |
ACT_37931/2024 |
ORD_56545/2024 |
Application for provisional measures |
Court of First Instance - Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division |
English |
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1. In case of European Patents, the material proprietor is deemed to be the patent proprietor for the purposes of proceedings before the UPC. However, if the patent proprietor is registered in the European Patent Register or in the national register(s), it may initially rely on a rebuttable presumption (R. 8.5 (c) RoP). This rebuttable presumption attached to the regis-tered patent is a strong presumption which can only be rebutted in PI proceedings if the title is manifestly erroneous. 2. If the defendant claims that the applicant is not acting in good faith because the applicant has unlawfully appropriated the patent in suit to its detriment, this cannot be taken into account in favour of the defendant in the weighing of interests if the defendant has failed to bring a vindication action in due time before the national courts. 3. In answering the question of whether the patent in suit is more likely to be invalid than not, no conclusions can be drawn from the general revocation rates of patents. Only relevant is the patent in suit. 4. Whether a delay is unreasonable within the meaning of R. 211.4 RoP depends on the circumstances of the individual case. There is no fixed deadline by which the applicant must submit its application for provisional measures. The question is always whether the applicant’s conduct as a whole justifies the conclusion that the enforcement of its rights is not urgent. |
preliminary injunction, Application for provisional measures, exceptional damage, entitlement, good faith, rebuttable presumption, weighing of interests, urgency |
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31/10/2024 |
Magna PT s.r.o., Magna PT B.V. & Co. KG, Magna International France, SARL v. Valeo Electrification |
UPC_CFI_368/2024 |
ACT_39183/2024 |
ORD_56534/2024 |
Application for provisional measures |
Court of First Instance - Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division |
English |
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1. In case of European Patents, the material proprietor is deemed to be the patent proprietor for the purposes of proceedings before the UPC. However, if the patent proprietor is registered in the European Patent Register or in the national register(s), it may initially rely on a rebuttable presumption (R. 8.5 (c) RoP). This rebuttable presumption attached to the registered patent is a strong presumption which can only be rebutted in PI proceedings if the title is manifestly erroneous. 2. If the defendant claims that the applicant is not acting in good faith because the applicant has unlawfully appropriated the patent in suit to its detriment, this cannot be taken into account in favour of the defendant in the weighing of interests if the defendant has failed to bring a vindication action in due time before the national courts. 3. In answering the question of whether the patent in suit is more likely to be invalid than not, no conclusions can be drawn from the general revocation rates of patents. Only relevant is the patent in suit. 4. Whether a delay is unreasonable within the meaning of R. 211.4 RoP depends on the circumstances of the individual case. There is no fixed deadline by which the applicant must submit its application for provisional measures. The question is always whether the applicant’s conduct as a whole justifies the conclusion that the enforcement of its rights is not urgent. |
urgency, rebuttable presumption, weighing of interests, Application for provisional measures, preliminary injunction, good faith, exceptional damage, entitlement |
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31/10/2024 |
SodaStream Industries Ltd. v. Aarke AB |
UPC_CFI_373/2023 |
ACT_580849/2023 |
ORD_598499/2023 |
Infringement Action |
Court of First Instance - Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division |
English |
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1. The claim must not be limited to the scope of preferred embodiments. The scope of a claim extends to subject-matter that the skilled person understands as the patentee's claim after interpretation using the description and drawings. A claim interpretation which is supported by the description and drawings as a whole is generally not limited by a drawing showing only a specific shape of a component. 2. Pursuant to Art. 69(1) S. 1 EPC, the extent of the protection conferred by a European Patent shall be determined by the claims. It is therefore the claim that defines the outer limit of the scope of protection. Nevertheless, the description and the drawings shall be used to interpret the claims. Prior art is not mentioned there. The limitation to the description and the drawings as interpretation material serves the purpose of legal certainty, since the scope of protection can be conclusively determined from the patent itself. This does not mean that prior art is irrelevant to the definition of the scope of the patent and thus to claim construction. If this prior art is discussed in the description of the patent in suit, the relevant consid-erations must be taken into account. If the patent distinguishes itself from the prior art in a particular way, an interpretation that negates that distinction must be avoided. 3. The right of publication includes a further element of punishment. Publication should therefore only be granted if the protection of the Claimant is not provided effectively and sufficiently ensured by other measures ordered. |
Gillette-Defense, order of publication of decisions, Interpretation of claim, preferred embodiments |
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30/10/2024 |
FUJIFILM Corporation v. 1. Kodak GmbH , 2. Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH, 3. Kodak Holding GmbH |
UPC_CFI_355/2023 |
App_54506/2024 |
ORD_54796/2024 |
Generic application |
Court of First Instance - Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division |
English |
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1. The fact that the claimant has only one opportunity to submit written observations on the right of prior use is a consequence of the Rules of procedure and the time limits laid down therein. However, in order to give the claimant the opportunity to present further argu-ments if necessary, R. 36 RoP provides for the possibility of requesting permission to file additional pleadings. 2. In assessing the prospects of success of such a request, the Court must, on the one hand, have regard to the reasons put forward by the applicant as to why, in its view, further pleadings are necessary. However, the Court must also have regard to the effect of further pleadings on the further course of the proceedings and the risk of delay associated therewith. |
R. 36 RoP, prior use right, further exchanges of written pleadings |
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30/10/2024 |
Ortovox Sportartikel GmbH v. Mammut Sports Group AG, Mammut Sports Group GmbH |
UPC_CFI_16/2024 |
App_59050/2024 |
ORD_59195/2024 |
Generic application |
Court of First Instance - Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division |
German |
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R. 36 VerfO, Zurückweisung, Zulassung weitere Schriftsätze |
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29/10/2024 |
Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Belkin Limited, Belkin GmbH, Belkin International, Inc., |
UPC_CoA_549/2024 |
App_53031/2024 |
ORD_53377/2024 |
Application Rop 223 |
Court of Appeal - Luxembourg (LU) |
German |
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29/10/2024 |
TEXPORT Handelsgesellschaft mbH v. Sioen NV |
UPC_CFI_9/2024 |
App_10381/2024 |
ORD_16070/2024 |
Preliminary objection |
Court of First Instance - Nordic Baltic Regional Division |
English |
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