UPC APP 597898/2023

—·EP4074373: MRI-SAFE DISK MAGNET FOR IMPLANTS

Case details: Status
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Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties: Claimants
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Reps: Michael Rüberg
Respondents
Advanced Bionics AG
Advanced Bionics GmbH
Advanced Bionics Sarl
Reps: Miriam Kiefer
Division: Mannheim LD
Judges: Peter Tochtermann · Presiding judge
Holger Kircher · Judge-rapporteur
Andras Kupecz · Legally qualified judge
Technology: Medical Devices · Implants · Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language: —
First decided: Feb 22, 2024

Decisions

2024-02-22
Infringement Action
The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order in MED-EL v. Advanced Bionics, denying the defendants' application to refer the infringement proceedings to the Central Division and deferring the question of a stay of infringement proceedings pending parallel Central Division revocation proceedings to a later stage, after the full written procedure is complete.
Legal issues:Rule 340.1 RoP: referral of infringement proceedings to Central Division for joint hearing with revocation actionRule 295(g) / 118.2(b) RoP: stay of infringement pending revocationTiming of stay decision relative to stage of proceedings

Documents

2024-02-22%20LD%20Mannheim%20UPC_CFI_410-2023%20ORD_597898-2023%20App_597488-2023%20anonymized.pdf2024-02-22DE