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UPC APP 61708/2024
EP4072364 Unitary patent +1 more · PROTECTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAID PROTECTIVE DEVICE
- Case details
- StatusClaim dismissedActionPreliminary objectionCategoryPreliminary objection
- Parties
- Claimants
- Dainese S.p.A.Operating co.
Respondents- Alpinestars S.p.A.Operating co.
- Division
- Milan LD
- Judges
- Technology
- Mechanical engineeringTransport
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Apr 8, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- Alpinestars S.p.A.Admissible2022-06-08
- Alpinestars S.p.A.Admissible2024-10-03
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Milan LD | Locked |
| Judge Alima Zana | Locked |
At the UPC: Dainese S.p.A. (17 cases)·Alpinestars S.p.A. (14 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-04-08Preliminary objectionPublic
Summary: Order of the Milan Local Division dismissing a preliminary objection (Rule 19 RoP) filed by Alpinestars S.p.A. challenging the jurisdiction of the Milan Local Division over infringement of EP 4 072 364 validated in Spain. The Court held that, following the CJEU judgment in C-339/22, the UPC as court of the defendant's domicile has universal jurisdiction over infringement of European patents including those validated in non-UPC countries such as Spain.
Show the legal issues (5)
- Preliminary objection to jurisdiction Rule 19 RoP
- UPC jurisdiction over patents validated in non-UPC countries (long jurisdiction)
- CJEU C-339/22 BSH Hausgeräte
- Art. 71a-71b Brussels I Recast Regulation
- Court of domicile universal jurisdiction
Documents
- 4FE650239BBEBDF9F3FB2AF36B491BDA_en.pdf2025-04-08EN