UPC APP 9705/2024

—·EP1970677B1

Case details: Status
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Action
Preliminary objection
Category
Preliminary Objection
Parties: Claimants
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Roche Diabetes Care GmbH
Reps: Christof Augenstein (Kather Augenstein); Sophie Prudent (Kather Augenstein); Katharina Brandt (Kather Augenstein)
Respondents
VitalAire GmbH
Air Liquide Healthcare Nederland B.V.
Dinno Santé s.a.i.
Reps: Charlotte Garnitsch (Taylor Wessing); Wim Maas (Taylor Wessing); Christine Kanz (Hoyng Rokh Monegier)
Division: Dusseldorf LD
Judges: Berenice Thom · Judge-rapporteur
Language: —
First decided: Apr 11, 2024

Decisions

2024-04-11
JurisdictionalPreliminary objection
Düsseldorf Local Division dismissed preliminary objections concerning the language of proceedings in infringement case UPC_CFI_504/2023 (patent EP 1 970 677, glucose monitoring device). The court upheld German as the language of proceedings as chosen by claimant Roche, rejecting defendants' requests (VitalAire, Air Liquide Healthcare Nederland, Dinno Santé) to change the language to English. The defendants' preliminary objection was also ruled out of time due to a failure to deliver the objection papers to the Sub-Registry during its opening hours.
Legal issues:Language of proceedings under Rule 14.2 RoP and Art. 49 UPCATime limits for preliminary objections under Rule 4.2 RoPDelivery of documents to Sub-Registry outside opening hours

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