UPC CFI 693/2025
19. Nov. 2025·EP3421081 · A SYSTEM FOR NEUROMODULATION
- Verfahrensdetails
- StatusCase ClosedVerfahrensartEinstweilige VerfügungKategorieEinstweilige Maßnahmen
- Parteien
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technologie
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Sprache
- German
- Erste Entscheidung
- 17. Okt. 2025
| Einstweilige Verfügung erlassen | Median Tage bis zur ersten Entscheidung | |
|---|---|---|
| Gesamt-UPC | 54% (38/70) | 124 |
| Munich LD | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Matthias Zigann | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Tobias Pichlmaier | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Tatyana Zhilova | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Christian Daniel | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
Vor dem UPC: ONWARD Medical N.V. (7 Verfahren)·Niche Biomedical, Inc. (7 Verfahren)
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- 2025-10-17Application for provisional measuresÖffentlich
Zusammenfassung: The Munich Local Division denied ONWARD Medical's application for provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Niche Biomedical regarding EP 3 421 081 B1 (spinal cord stimulation), holding that the patent was likely invalid in its granted form and that auxiliary requests seeking provisional measures based on amended claim versions are generally inadmissible.
Rechtsfragen anzeigen (4)
- Preliminary injunction under Art. 62 UPCA
- Auxiliary requests with amended claims in PI proceedings inadmissible
- Patent validity in granted form as condition for PI
- Costs security refused for insufficiently substantiated amount
| Dokumenttitel | Datum | Öffentlich |
|---|---|---|
| Note | 2026-02-26 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Mitteilung | 2026-02-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Receipt | 2026-02-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Cover sheet | 2026-02-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Document Claimant | 2026-02-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Verfahren abgeschlossen | 2025-12-22 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Anordnung | 2025-12-22 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Order | 2025-12-22 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Further pleadings | 2025-11-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
ONWARD Medical sought a preliminary injunction against Niche Biomedical (ANEUVO) for infringement of EP 3 421 081 B1, a spinal cord stimulation system patent. The Munich Local Division denied the PI because ONWARD filed auxiliary requests with amended claims, which the court treated as an implicit concession that the granted patent was likely invalid. The court also rejected both the main injunction application and Niche Biomedical's request for EUR 168,000 interim cost reimbursement due to wholly unsubstantiated cost submissions.
Patent likely invalid in granted form given patentee's own auxiliary requests
BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 62 UPCA; Leitsatz 2 of the orderHinweis: Court held that filing auxiliary requests with amended claims constitutes an implicit admission that the granted claim version is probably not valid, making a PI on the granted claims untenable.
Auxiliary requests for provisional measures based on amended claim versions should be admitted
KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 62 UPCA; Leitsatz 1 of the orderBegründung: Court established as a headnote that auxiliary requests seeking provisional measures based on claim versions deviating from the granted patent are as a rule inadmissible; the PI procedure is confined to the granted claim text.
Preliminary cost reimbursement of EUR 168,000 should be granted to respondent
BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: R. 211.1(d); R. 151(e); R. 152.1 VerfOBegründung: Court found the cost submissions entirely unsubstantiated and internally inconsistent (different law firms claimed EUR 80k and EUR 135k for nearly identical briefs), making any estimate impossible.
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