UPC CoA 634/2024

Vor dem UPC: Meril Group (60 Verfahren)

• 2025-05-05
  Decision By DefaultÖffentlich

  Zusammenfassung: The Court of Appeal addressed procedural issues in Meril Italy's appeal, ruling that a decision issued when the respondent was not properly represented constitutes a default decision subject to Rule 356.1 RoP, and that unrepresented public members may not be granted access to pleadings under Rule 262.1(b) RoP.

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  • Decision by default (Rule 356.1/235.3 RoP)
  • Public access to register (Rule 262.1(b) RoP)
  • Representation requirement
• 2025-02-12
  Öffentlich

  Zusammenfassung: The Court of Appeal ruled that lawyers and European Patent Attorneys are not exempt from the mandatory representation requirement under Rule 8.1 RoP when they are themselves parties before the UPC, and that representation is a public policy requirement the court may raise at any time.

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  • Mandatory representation (Rule 8.1 RoP)
  • Self-representation by lawyers/patent attorneys
  • Public access to register (Rule 262.1 RoP)