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- Case details
- Status—ActionCounterclaim for revocationCategoryCounterclaim for revocation
- Parties
- Respondents
- bioMérieux SAOperating co.
- bioMérieux Deutschland GmbHOperating co.
- bioMérieux Italia S.p.A.Operating co.
- bioMérieux Austria GmbHOperating co.
- bioMérieux Portugal, Lda.Operating co.
- bioMérieux Benelux BVOperating co.
Representatives- Benjamin Husband-Carpmaels & Ransford
- Division
- Milan CD
- Technology
- InstrumentsMeasurement · Analysis of biological materials
- ChemistryChemical engineering
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Jul 18, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- bioMérieux société anonyme (SA)Admissible2025-01-31
How this compares
The court's record for this kind of case, counted in first-instance rulings. A figure in brackets is the number of rulings a rate rests on.
| Patent revoked | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 37% (34/91) | 124 |
| Milan CD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Andrea Postiglione | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Marije Knijff | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Michel Abello | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Labrador Diagnostics LLC (7 cases)·bioMérieux Group (12 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-07-18Counterclaim for revocationPublic
Summary: The Milan Central Division issued a procedural order following an interim conference in this counterclaim for revocation, setting the schedule and framework for the oral hearing and managing witness declarations.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Interim conference (Rule 105.5 RoP)
- Procedural schedule
- Counterclaim for revocation
Documents
- 346E1E406138864BC3857649FA198A45_en.pdf2025-07-18EN