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UPC APP 33493/2024
Jun 5, 2024·EP2628464 · PROSTHETIC VALVE
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionGenericCategoryFile-access requests (R. 262.1(b))
- Parties
- Claimants
- Name withheld (GDPR)
Representatives- Erik Krahbichler-KIPA AB
- Andreas von Falck-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Alexander Klicznik-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Kerstin Jonen-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Beatrice Wilden-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Felipe Zilly-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Lukas Wollenschlaeger-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Kyra Lueg-Althoffsupporting-Hogan Lovells International LLP
Respondents- SMIS INTERNATIONAL OÜOperating co.
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationOperating co.
Representatives- Magnus Dahlman-Gulliksson
- Siddharth Kusumakar-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Tessa Waldron-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Bryce Matthewson-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Division
- Nordic-Baltic RD
- Technology
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Sep 18, 2024
- EPO Opposition
- Meril GmbHAdmissible2020-08-14
- Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.2023-09-15
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Nordic-Baltic RD | Locked |
| Judge Stefan Johansson | Locked |
| Judge Kai Härmand | Locked |
| Judge Rute Lopes | Locked |
| Judge Elisabetta Papa | Locked |
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Decisions
- 2024-09-18Application RoP262.1 (b)Public
Summary: Procedural order of the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division (full panel) on the same anonymized applicant's request for access to pleadings and evidence under Rule 262.1(b) RoP in the Edwards Lifesciences v. Meril proceedings (EP 2 628 464). This is a parallel order filed in the counterclaim proceedings under App. 33493/2024, applying the same legal principles as App_33316/2024. The headnotes and legal analysis concerning public access under Art. 45 UPCA are substantially identical to the order in App_33316/2024.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Public access to pleadings and evidence under Rule 262.1(b) RoP
- Principle of openness of UPC proceedings under Art. 45 UPCA
- Credible interest requirement for third-party register access
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Decision | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Final Order | 2025-10-31 | Public |
| Case closed | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated | 2024-09-18 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-09-17 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-09-17 | Not public |
| Access to documents | 2024-09-17 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Submissions on access request | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Evidence 1: Registration certificate of SWAT Medical AB (in Swedish | 2024-07-02 | Not public |
| Response to UPC | 2024-07-02 | Not public |
| Evidence 1: Registration certificate of SWAT Medical AB | 2024-07-02 | Not public |
| Procedural order | 2024-06-18 | Not public |
| Application access to pleadings and evidence on file | 2024-06-05 | Not public |