- Case details
- Status—ActionProcedural applicationCategoryOther procedural
- Parties
- Respondents
- Meril GmbHOperating co.
- Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.Operating co.
Representatives- Andreas von Falck-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Language
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- First decided
- Nov 15, 2024
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked |
| Judge Matthias Zigann | Locked |
| Judge Margot Kokke | Locked |
| Judge Tobias Pichlmaier | Locked |
| Judge Stefan Wilhelm | Locked |
At the UPC: Edwards Lifesciences Group (57 cases)·Meril Group (60 cases)
This dispute contains 20 other proceedings
UPC CoA 166/2025·UPC CoA 21/2025·UPC CoA 27/2025·UPC CFI 815/2024·UPC APP 60159/2024 and 15 more
5 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
UPC CFI 202/2025·UPC CFI 674/2024·UPC CoA 530/2024·UPC CoA 464/2024·UPC CFI 255/2023
- 2024-11-15
Summary: The Munich Local Division issued a procedural order in the infringement action by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation against Meril GmbH and Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. (UPC_CFI_15/2023, EP 3 646 825). The defendants' applications to request information from the European Commission about antitrust investigations involving Edwards were denied. The Court declined to approach the European Commission as this was neither ordered by the Court of its own motion nor within the procedural framework for the specific oral hearing.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Request for information from European Commission about antitrust investigation
- EU antitrust rules and UPC proceedings
- Proportionality defence in patent enforcement
- E055477D76062216E541D4A655988B04_en.pdf2024-11-15EN