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UPC_APP_24663/2025

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Parties

Claimants

  • President and Fellows of Harvard College
Reps: Axel Berger (Bardehle Pagenberg)

Respondents

  • NanoString Technologies Europe Limited
Reps: Daniela Kinkeldey (Bird & Bird LLP)
Judges
  • Klaus GrabinskiPresiding Judge
  • Peter BlokLegally Qualified Judge and Judge-Rapporteur
  • Rainer FriedrichTechnically Qualified Judge
  • Emmanuel GougéLegally Qualified Judge
  • Cornelis SchüllerTechnically Qualified Judge
Patents
  • EP 2 794 928
CPC codes: G01N2458/10, C12Q1/6837, G01N33/53, C12Q1/6816, C12Q1/6804

Sector: Biotechnology

Outcome
Costs only
Filed: —
First decided: May 28, 2025
Language: —

The Court of Appeal issued an order granting Harvard's application for reimbursement of 60% of the court fees paid for the appeal (UPC_CoA_808/2024) following NanoString's withdrawal of the revocation action. Harvard had paid the appeal court fees as appellant; NanoString had withdrawn the underlying action on 14 May 2025 before closure of the written procedure. The Court ordered reimbursement of 60% of Harvard's appeal court fees under R. 370.9(b)(i) RoP.