ORD 7289/2025

—·EP3646825: A SYSTEM COMPRISING A PROSTHETIC VALVE AND A DELIVERY CATHETER

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Case Management Orders
Parties: Claimants
Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
Reps: Andreas von Falck (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Alexander Klicznik (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Felipe Zilly (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Roman Würtenberger (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Lukas Wollenschlaeger (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Beatrice Wilden (Hogan Lovells International LLP)
Respondents
SWAT Medical AB
Respondent 1 (individual)
Division: Court of Appeal
Judges: Rian Kalden · Presiding judge, legally qualified judge
Ingeborg Simonsson · Legally qualified judge, judge-rapporteur
Patricia Rombach · Legally qualified judge
Technology: Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language: —
First decided: Feb 12, 2025

Decisions

2025-02-12
Generic Order
Court of Appeal order in Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. v. SWAT Medical AB / Respondent 1 concerning representation (R. 8.1 RoP). The appeal arose from a public access application (R. 262.1(b) RoP). The court held: (1) even lawyers and European Patent Attorneys who are themselves parties must be represented before the UPC; (2) representation is a public policy admissibility issue the court may raise at any time of its own motion; (3) Meril Life Sciences' late argument that the access request was inadmissible from the outset due to invalid representation was brought too late under R. 226 and R. 222.2 RoP.
Legal issues:Mandatory representation before UPC (R. 8.1 RoP)Lawyers and EPAs as parties must still be representedAdmissibility of public access request under R. 262.1(b) RoPLate submission rule (R. 222.2 RoP)

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