UPC_APP_48805/2024

SINTERED METAL PREPARATION AND ITS USE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS

OtherPreliminary ObjectionMunich LDPreliminary objection—

Overview Decisions Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

Reps: Paul Szynka (CBH)

Respondents

Vibrantz GmbH

Reps: Christian Paul (Jones Day)

Judges

Matthias ZigannPresiding judge and judge-rapporteur

Patents

EP3215288

CPC codes: B22F1/068, C22C5/00, B22F1/05, H10W72/07331, B22F7/062, H10W72/352, C22C5/06, H10W72/353, B22F7/064, C22C9/00, C22C21/00, H10W72/01361…

Sector: Semiconductor Devices

Outcome

Dismissed

Filed: —

First decided: Sep 25, 2024

Language: —

The Munich Local Division dismissed the request by Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH (co-claimant 2) to have Vibrantz's counterclaim for revocation rejected as obviously unfounded or inadmissible, holding that the counterclaim was properly directed against the registered patent proprietor.