UPC APP 57746/2024

—·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: Elas Tzschoppe (Bird & Bird (Two Birds))
Respondents
Meril GmbH
Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
Reps: Andreas von Falck (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 the Munich Local Division (UPC_CFI_15/2023) rejecting Meril's application to request information from the European Commission regarding antitrust investigations into Edwards Lifesciences' patent filing and litigation strategy. The Court declined to exercise its discretion to seek such information and denied Meril's request to reopen the oral procedure.
Legal issues:Request for information from European Commission (antitrust investigation)Abuse of dominant positionReopening of oral procedure

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