APL 5395/2024
—·EP3611989 +3 more: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK INFORMATION
- Verfahrensdetails
- Status—VerfahrensartBerufungKategorieHauptberufung
- Parteien
- KlägerVertreter: Stephan Dorn (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Richter
- Rian Kalden · Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
- Ingeborg Simonsson · Legally qualified judge
- Patricia Rombach · Legally qualified judge
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Sprache
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- Erste Entscheidung
- 11. März 2024
- 2024-03-11BerufungsentscheidungAppeal RoP220.2
The Court of Appeal (second panel) set aside the Munich Local Division's order separating the action based on EP 3 678 321 and established that when a new patent is added to pending proceedings under R. 263 RoP, the defendant must receive the same response time as for a new action.
Rechtsfragen:Amendment of case by adding patent R. 263 RoPDue process and time period for defenceSeparation of proceedings R. 302 RoP - 2024-03-11BerufungsentscheidungAppeal RoP220.2
Court of Appeal procedural order on an appeal against a first-instance order that had severed an amended/expanded infringement claim relating to EP 3678321 from the main action. The appeal concerned the deadline for filing a statement of defence following an amendment of the claim (R. 263 RoP). The Court of Appeal held that, as a matter of due process, when a new patent is added by way of an amended claim, the defendant must be given the same period to respond as would apply if a fresh action had been filed.
Rechtsfragen:Time limit for statement of defence following amendment/expansion of claim (R. 263 RoP)Right to be heard / due process in case of claim amendmentBifurcation and severance of joined claims
- 2.%20Final%20order%20on%20appeal%205395%20Eng.pdf2024-03-11EN
- 80FDD1E93D96B1D5B515011A2760EBAB_de.pdf2024-03-11DE