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UPC Case Reports
Access to documents from revocation action
17 May 2024
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...
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Appeal
SEP Litigation and Self-Inflicted Disclosure Orders
17 May 2024
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...
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Disclosure
Language change not allowed if not language of the patent
16 May 2024
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.
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Unchallenged claims of patent cannot be amended
16 May 2024
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...
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Amendments and subject matter extensions
Composition of appeal panel and access to documents
15 May 2024
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.
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Appeal
REVIEW of EX PARTE PI
13 May 2024
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...
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Infringement
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Provisional injunction
Language change refused by the UPC
13 May 2024
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...
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Splitting proceedings in respect of multiple defendants in different jurisdictions
10 May 2024
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...
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Other procedural aspects
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Service of actions
UPC Court of Appeal Confirms Deadline to Appeal Orders
01 May 2024
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...
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Appeal
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Opt out
UPC emphasises importance of formal service
22 April 2024
Daedalus Prime v. Xiaomi and others Order of 18 April 2024 ORD_20986/2024[1] Daedalus Prime LLC filed a patent infringement action based on EP2792100 at the UPC local division in Hamburg.
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Variable Views on Confidentiality
19 April 2024
In recent months the Local Divisions of Mannheim, Paris and Düsseldorf have given guidance on access to confidential material. These judgments address the procedure for protecting confidential...
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Confidentiality
Bringing an action following preservation of evidence
15 April 2024
Progress Maschinen & Automation AG v AWM Srl and Schnell S.p.A (UPC_CFI_286/2023 and 287/2023) Order dated 8 April 2024 (ORD_9710/2024)[1] Progress Maschinen & Automation AG ("PMA") filed...
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Adding a patent to existing proceedings
11 April 2024
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...
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Error in Defendant not Fatal to Revocation Claim
09 April 2024
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,...
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Revocation
UPC Refuses to Admit Further Amendment Requests
08 April 2024
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...
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Other Case Reports
Simon Stanes blogs for The IPKat on the cancellation of Innocent smoothie trademarks
01 January 1970
Simon Stanes, the head of EIP Brands, has posted as a guest blogger for The IPKat following the cancellation of two CTM registrations owned by the makers of Innocent smoothies.
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Simon Stanes blogs for The IPKat on the Budweiser dispute
01 January 1970
Simon Stanes, the head of EIP Brands, has contributed to a post on The IPKat blog following a ruling by the General Court in what could be the end to the long-running Budweiser trademark dispute.
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Rare diseases - are there sufficient incentives to develop treatments?
01 January 1970
To mark Rare Disease Day 2012, Darren Smyth's latest IPKat post has a topical theme.Darren highlights the pharmaceutical industry's reluctance to develop treatments for rare diseases where there is...
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America Invents Act – Important Changes to US Patent Law
01 January 1970
The biggest changes to US patent law since 1952 have recently been signed into law by president Obama, in the form of the America Invents Act.
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