UPC CoA 22/2024

Vor dem UPC: Carrier Corporation (5 Verfahren)·BITZER Electronics A/S (5 Verfahren)

• 2024-05-28
  Appeal RoP220.2Öffentlich

  Zusammenfassung: Order from the Court of Appeal (UPC_CoA_22/2024) dismissing Carrier Corporation's appeal against the Court of First Instance's refusal to stay revocation proceedings pending EPO opposition proceedings concerning BITZER Electronics' patent. The Court laid down key principles: UPC will generally not stay proceedings; the mere existence of parallel EPO opposition proceedings is insufficient to justify a stay; and a stay is only justified where a rapid EPO decision may be expected (R. 295(a) RoP). No rapid EPO decision was expected in this case, as the UPC hearing was scheduled for June 2024 and the EPO oral hearing for October 2024.

  Rechtsfragen anzeigen (5)

  • Stay of proceedings pending EPO opposition (Art. 33(10) UPCA, R. 295(a) RoP)
  • Principle of no automatic stay
  • Rapid EPO decision requirement
  • Irreconcilable decisions
  • Right to effective legal remedy (Art. 6 ECHR, Art. 47 Charter)