APL 24598/2024

—·EP4074373: MRI-SAFE DISK MAGNET FOR IMPLANTS

Case details: Status
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Action
Appeal
Category
Main Appeal
Parties: Claimants
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Reps: Michael Rüberg (Boehmert & Boehmert)
Respondents
Advanced Bionics GmbH
Advanced Bionics Sarl
Advanced Bionics AG
Reps: Miriam Kiefer (Kather Augenstein); Carsten Plaga (Kather Augenstein)
Division: Court of Appeal
Judges: Klaus Grabinski · Präsident des Berufungsgerichts
Peter Blok · Rechtlich qualifizierter Richter und Berichterstatter
Emanuela Germano · Rechtlich qualifizierte Richterin
Technology: Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language: —
First decided: Sep 5, 2024

Decisions

2024-09-05
DismissedAppeal decisionAppeal RoP220.1
Court of Appeal (5 September 2024) dismissed Advanced Bionics' appeal against the CFI's refusal to change the language of proceedings from German to English (the patent language). The CoA confirmed that the domicile of parties in a German-speaking country was a decisive factor against granting a language change, and clarified that Art. 49(5) UPCA does not require the language change request to be included in the statement of defence.
Legal issues:Change of language of proceedings (Art. 49(5) UPCA)Domicile as factor for language decisionTiming of language change request (R. 323.3 RoP)

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