UPC CFI 481/2026
5. Feb. 2026·EP2581193 · Process for the manufacture of implants or intermediate products of such implants as well as implants and intermediate products obtained by such process
- Verfahrensdetails
- StatusWritten Phase (Klage abgewiesen)VerfahrensartVerletzungKategorieHauptverletzungsklage
- Parteien
- Kläger
- SILIMED Indústria de Implantes Ltda.Unternehmen
- Silimed GmbHUnternehmen
Vertreter- Mike Gruber-Carpmaels & Ransford
- John Brunner-Carpmaels & Ransford
Beklagte- Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbHUnternehmen
- Bondimed Aesthetics GmbHUnternehmen
- Aleamed BVBAUnternehmen
- Aleamed BVUnternehmen
- Linea Médica SAUnternehmen
- Sanimpo S.r.o.Unternehmen
- Biocablan SLUnternehmen
- POLYTECH Health & Aesthetics Italia S.r.l.Unternehmen
- POLYTECH Health & Aesthetics UK LTD (UK)Unternehmen
Vertreter- Christian Meyer-Maiwald
- Jörg Wahl-Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB
- Thomas Christian Schmidpeter
- Clemens Gillen-Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB
- Derk Voss-Maiwald
- Division
- Hamburg LD
- Technologie
- Mechanical engineeringOther special machines
- Sprache
- English
- Erste Entscheidung
- 7. Mai 2026
| Verletzung festgestellt | Median Tage bis zur ersten Entscheidung | |
|---|---|---|
| Gesamt-UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Hamburg LD | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Sabine Klepsch | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Stefan Schilling | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Rute Lopes | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
Vor dem UPC: SILIMED Indústria de Implantes Ltda. (2 Verfahren)·Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbH (2 Verfahren)
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Weitere Verfahren: Hamburg LD·2026
- 2026-05-07Infringement ActionÖffentlich
Zusammenfassung: The Local Division Hamburg dismissed the infringement action as inadmissible, finding that the UPC lacks competence over EP 2 581 193 B1 because the opt-out filed on 30 March 2023 remains valid and in effect. The withdrawal of the opt-out filed by Claimant 1 on 4 February 2026 was held to be invalid and ineffective because a national revocation action had already been brought before the German Federal Patent Court on 9 January 2026, prior to the withdrawal, triggering the blocking effect under Art. 83(4) UPCA and Rule 5.8 RoP.
Rechtsfragen anzeigen (6)
- Validity of opt-out declaration filed by registered but subsequently non-entitled patent proprietor under Art. 83(3) UPCA
- Retroactive effect of entitlement decisions on opt-out declarations under Art. 83(4) UPCA
- Blocking effect of national revocation action on withdrawal of opt-out under Art. 83(4) UPCA and Rule 5.8 RoP
- Definition of when an action is 'brought' before a national court for purposes of Art. 83(4) UPCA
- Whether a protective order by a national court precludes the filing of a revocation action for blocking opt-out withdrawal
- UPC competence and jurisdiction over patent subject to valid opt-out
| Dokumenttitel | Datum | Öffentlich |
|---|---|---|
| Schriftliches Verfahren wiedereröffnet | 2026-09-29 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Verfahren abgeschlossen | 2026-09-29 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Entscheidung | 2026-07-21 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Final Order | 2026-07-21 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Receipt | 2026-07-13 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Cover sheet | 2026-07-13 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Document | 2026-07-13 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Document | 2026-07-13 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Document | 2026-07-13 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Mitteilung | 2026-07-07 | Nicht öffentlich |
The opt-out filed on 30 March 2023 by Defendant 1), as then formally registered and material owner, was valid; entitlement decisions have no retroactive effect so the opt-out remains valid
BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 83(3) UPCA; Rules 8.4, 8.5 RoP; § 8 PatG; Art. II § 5 I IntPatÜGThe withdrawal of the opt-out on 4 February 2026 was invalid because the revocation action filed by PTH&A before the German Federal Patent Court on 9 January 2026 constituted a prior national action triggering the blocking effect
BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 83(4) UPCA; Rule 5.8 RoP; Section 81(4) German Patent Act; Art. 32(1) Brussels IbisThe protective order of the Regional Court Munich did not preclude the effective filing of the revocation action by PTH&A, which was an independent third party not subject to the protective order
BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 83(4) UPCA
Defendant 1)'s opt-out was invalid because it was filed by an unauthorised patent applicant without substantive rights, as determined by the later entitlement decision
KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 83(3) UPCAThe withdrawal of the opt-out was valid because Claimant 1) had substantive rights to the patent as its rightful owner
KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 83(4) UPCA; Rule 5.8 RoPThe national nullity action did not count as an action under Art. 83(4) UPCA because it was filed in violation of a protective order by a court of a UPC Member State
KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 83(4) UPCAQuestions of opt-out validity and jurisdiction are intertwined with the merits and should be dealt with in main proceedings under Rule 20.2 RoP
KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Rule 20.2 RoP