UPC APP 51844/2024

—·EP3346403: DATA PROCESSING, ANALYSIS METHOD OF GENE EXPRESSION DATA TO IDENTIFY ENDOGENOUS REFERENCE GENES

Case details: Status
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Action
Preliminary objection
Category
Preliminary Objection
Parties: Claimants
GXD-Bio Corporation
Reps: Rauh (Vossius & Brinkhof UPC Litigators)
Respondents
Myriad International GmbH
Myriad GmbH
Myriad Service GmbH
Myriad Genetics GmbH
Myriad Genetics S.A.S.
Myriad Genetics B.V.
Myriad Genetics S.r.l.
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Eurobio Scientific
Reps: Hölder (Hoffmann Eitle)
Division: Munich LD
Judges: Ulrike Voß · Presiding Judge and Judge-rapporteur
Technology: Biotechnology
Language: —
First decided: Feb 14, 2025

Decisions

2025-02-14
DismissedJurisdictionalPreliminary objection
The Munich Local Division rejected the preliminary objection of eight Myriad Genetics defendants challenging UPC jurisdiction and the claimant's standing to sue, holding that questions of standing and entitlement to asserted claims relate only to the merits and not to jurisdiction under Art. 32 UPCA.
Legal issues:Preliminary objection to jurisdiction (R. 19.1 RoP, Art. 32 UPCA)Standing to sue (Art. 47 UPCA)Jurisdiction vs. merits distinction

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