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- Case details
- Status—ActionProcedural applicationCategoryOther procedural
- Parties
- Respondents
- OWIM GmbH & Co. KGOperating co.
- Lidl Digital Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGOperating co.
- Lidl Belgium GmbH & Co. KGOperating co.
- Kaufland Marketplace GmbHOperating co.
- Lidl Italia S.r.l.Operating co.
Representatives- Niclas Gajeck-Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
- Division
- Mannheim LD
- Judges
- Technology
- Other fieldsCivil engineering
- Language
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- First decided
- Aug 27, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- WINGROUP SDAD COOPAdmissible2009-12-17
- INTERSPORT FRANCE S.A.2009-12-18
- Oase Outdoors APSAdmissible2009-12-18
- GO SPORT FRANCE SASAdmissible2009-12-18
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Mannheim LD | Locked |
| Judge Dirk Böttcher | Locked |
At the UPC: Decathlon (6 cases)·OWIM GmbH & Co. KG (11 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-08-27
Summary: The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order on Decathlon's request to disregard submissions in the defendants' rejoinder concerning the validity of EP1697604 as granted, ruling on whether the rejoinder to the application to amend the patent may contain arguments on invalidity of the granted claims.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Request to disregard submissions
- Scope of rejoinder to application to amend the patent
- Admissibility of validity arguments in amendment proceedings
Documents
- 3BC4D4EB641EC5959ACD09C63653878E_en.pdf2025-08-27EN