UPC APP 3514/2024

—·EP2196231: System for ambulatory drug infusion comprising a filling apparatus for flexible containers

Case details: Status
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Action
Preliminary objection
Category
Preliminary Objection
Parties: Claimants
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V.
Reps: Christof Augenstein (Kather Augenstein); Katharina Brandt (Kather Augenstein); Robert Knaps (Kather Augenstein)
Respondents
Roche Diabetes Care GmbH
Reps: Charlotte Garnitsch (Taylor Wessing); Wim Maas (Taylor Wessing); Alexander Rubusch (Taylor Wessing)
Division: Paris CD
Judges: Paolo Catallozzi · Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
Tatyana Zhilova · Legally qualified judge
Giorgio Checcacci · Technically qualified judge
Technology: Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language: —
First decided: May 10, 2024

Decisions

2024-05-10
DismissedJurisdictionalPreliminary objection
The Paris Central Division dismissed a preliminary objection by Tandem Diabetes Care contesting the UPC's jurisdiction based on an alleged violation of a standstill agreement before filing the revocation action by Roche Diabetes Care, ruling that breach of a standstill agreement does not constitute grounds for challenging the court's jurisdiction.
Legal issues:Preliminary objection to jurisdiction (R.19 RoP)Standstill agreement and UPC jurisdictionPre-filing notice requirementsAdmissibility of revocation action

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