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- Case details
- Status—ActionProcedural applicationCategoryCase management orders
- Parties
- Claimants
- Sanofi SAOperating co.
- Sanofi Winthrop IndustrieOperating co.
- Sanofi-Aventis GmbHOperating co.
- Sanofi BelgiumOperating co.
- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHOperating co.
- Sanofi S.r.l.Operating co.
- Sanofi B.V.Operating co.
- Sanofi - Produtos Farmaceuticos LdaOperating co.
- Sanofi ABOperating co.
- Sanofi A/SOperating co.
Representatives- Frédéric Chevallier-McDermott Will & Schulte
Respondents- Zentiva FranceOperating co.
- Zentiva Pharma GmbHOperating co.
- Zentiva, k.s.Operating co.
Representatives- Anja Lunze-Taylor Wessing
- Elisabeth Greiner-df-mp
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- ChemistryPharmaceuticals
- Language
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- First decided
- Jun 27, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd2021-03-10
- Accord Healthcare LtdAdmissible2021-03-10
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Admissible2021-03-10
- EVER Valinject GmbHWithdrawn2021-03-12
- Zentiva k.s.Admissible2021-03-12
- medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbHWithdrawn2021-03-22
- Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbHAdmissible2021-03-23
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.Admissible2021-03-31
- Betapharm Arzneimittel GmbHAdmissible2021-03-31
- Generics (U.K.) LimitedAdmissible2021-06-08
- Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbBAdmissible2021-12-03
- STADA Arzneimittel AGAdmissible2021-12-09
- Maiwald GmbHAdmissible2021-12-10
- Accord Healthcare S.L.U.2024-08-30
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked |
| Judge Matthias Zigann | Locked |
| Judge Alima Zana | Locked |
| Judge Tobias Pichlmaier | Locked |
| Judge Carola Wagner | Locked |
At the UPC: Sanofi Group (33 cases)·Zentiva Group (15 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-06-27Application RoP 333Public
Summary: Procedural order from the Munich Local Division (UPC_CFI_148/2024 and UPC_CFI_503/2024) on Zentiva's application under R. 333 RoP for panel review of the judge-rapporteur's case management order of 8 May 2025 in Sanofi's infringement action concerning EP 2 493 466. The full panel reviewed how preliminary objections should be handled and the timetable for subsequent proceedings.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Panel review of judge-rapporteur order (R. 333 RoP)
- Preliminary objections
- Case management
Documents
- A018985EE4166E1B463B5DBA248BD157_en.pdf2025-06-27EN