UPC APP 33728/2024

—·EP3215288: SINTERED METAL PREPARATION AND ITS USE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Case Management Orders
Parties: Claimants
Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Reps: Paul Szynka (CBH Rechtsanwälte)
Respondents
Vibrantz GmbH
Reps: Christian Paul (Jones Day)
Division: Munich LD
Judges: Matthias Zigann · Presiding Judge and Rapporteur
Technology: Semiconductor Devices
Language: —
First decided: Sep 25, 2024

Decisions

2024-09-25
Amend Document
Munich Local Division procedural order (judge-rapporteur Dr. Zigann) in an infringement action by Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG and Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG against Vibrantz GmbH concerning EP 3 215 288 (sintering/bonding material technology). The order ruled on Heraeus's application under R. 263 VerfO to amend several claim requests, granting some amendments (including unconditional restriction of claims as to Germany to reflect a German Federal Patent Court judgment upholding a use claim) and addressing others on their merits. No costs decision at this stage.
Legal issues:Amendment of claim requests (R. 263 VerfO)Unconditional restriction of claim – always permissibleEffect of national (German BPatG) partial revocation on UPC infringement proceedingsBurden of proof for admissibility of amendments

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