UPC_APP_42818/2024

Order of the President of the Court of Appeal (in Dutch) in OrthoApnea / Vivisol v [anonymised] (EP 2 331 036). Defendants (appellants) applied for suspensive effect of an order refusing to extend the deadline for their rejoinder. The president found such an application may be admissible. The order addresses the procedural question of suspensive effect in the context of a refusal to extend a rejoinder deadline.

The President of the Court of Appeal (Klaus Grabinski, Standing Judge) rejected the defendants' (OrthoApnea S.L. and Vivisol B BV) request for suspensive effect of the appeal against the Brussels Local Division's decision not to extend the deadline for their Statement of Rejoinder beyond 1 August 2024 (Request I). The court found no manifestly erroneous decision by the CFI. Requests II, III and IV (which go to the substance of the appeal and the request for extension) were referred to the competent panel.