UPC APP 7618/2025

—·EP4092759: SOLAR CELL PANEL

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Case Management Orders
Parties: Claimants
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.
Reps: Christopher Maierhöfer (Bird & Bird LLP)
Respondents
Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Astronergy Europe GmbH
Astronergy GmbH
Astronergy Solarmodule GmbH
Astronergy Solar Netherlands B.V.
Chint Solar Netherlands B.V.
Reps: Phillip Rektorschek (Taylor Wessing)
Division: Munich LD
Judges: Matthias Zigann · Presiding judge
Petri Rinkinen · Legally qualified judge
Tobias Pichlmaier · Judge-rapporteur
Giorgio Checcacci · Technically qualified judge
Technology: Semiconductor Devices
Language: —
First decided: Mar 31, 2025

Decisions

2025-03-31
Amend Document
The Munich Local Division granted JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.'s application to amend its patent claims under R. 30 RoP in response to counterclaim for revocation, clarifying that the patentee is not restricted to amending only claims directly targeted by invalidity grounds and that EPO-amended claim versions may be introduced into UPC proceedings.
Legal issues:Application to amend patent claims under R. 30 RoPScope of permissible amendments in relation to invalidity groundsSynchronisation of UPC proceedings with EPO proceedings

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