UPC APP 56354/2024

—·EP3646825: A SYSTEM COMPRISING A PROSTHETIC VALVE AND A DELIVERY CATHETER

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Other Procedural
Parties: Claimants
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Reps: Boris Kreye (Bird & Bird LLP); Elsa Tzschoppe (Bird & Bird LLP)
Respondents
Meril GmbH
Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
Reps: Andreas von Falck (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Roman Würtenberger (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Lukas Wollenschlaeger (Hogan Lovells International LLP)
Division: Munich LD
Judges: Matthias Zigann · Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
Margot Kokke · Legally qualified judge
Tobias Pichlmaier · Legally qualified judge
Stefan Wilhelm · Technically qualified judge
Technology: Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language: —
First decided: Nov 15, 2024

Decisions

2024-11-15
Generic application
Procedural order from Munich Local Division (full panel) in the infringement proceedings of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation against Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. concerning EP 3 646 825. Defendants requested the court to ask the European Commission for information about antitrust investigations against Edwards. The panel declined the request at this stage as premature and disproportionate, noting that the merits (infringement and validity) would be assessed at the oral hearing first.
Legal issues:Request to ask European Commission about antitrust investigationTAVI/heart valve patent infringementAbuse of dominant market position and SEP-like patent strategy

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