- Case details
- Status—ActionPreliminary objectionCategoryPreliminary objection
- Parties
- Claimants
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGOperating co.
- Roche Diabetes Care GmbHOperating co.
Representatives- Christof Augenstein-Kather Augenstein
- Sophie Prudent-Kather Augenstein
- Katharina Brandt-Kather Augenstein
Respondents- VitalAire GmbHOperating co.
- Air Liquide Healthcare Nederland B.V.Operating co.
- Dinno Santé s.a.i.Operating co.
Representatives- Charlotte Garnitsch-Taylor Wessing
- Wim Maas-Taylor Wessing
- Christine Kanz-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Judges
- Technology
- InstrumentsMeasurement · Medical technology
- Language
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- First decided
- Apr 11, 2024
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Dusseldorf LD | Locked |
| Judge Berenice Thom | Locked |
At the UPC: Roche Group (29 cases)·VitalAire GmbH (11 cases)
This dispute contains 7 other proceedings
CC 21542/2024·UPC CFI 504/2023·UPC APP 11294/2025·UPC APP 23079/2025·UPC APP 28226/2025 and 2 more
1 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
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More cases: Dusseldorf LD·2024
- 2024-04-11Preliminary objectionPublic
Summary: 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.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Language of proceedings under Rule 14.2 RoP and Art. 49 UPCA
- Time limits for preliminary objections under Rule 4.2 RoP
- Delivery of documents to Sub-Registry outside opening hours
- EA3AA41EAB4A0D51F4A5AE97E7C26293_de.pdf2024-04-11DE