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UPC CFI 1613/2025
Nov 17, 2025·EP4344633 Unitary patent · ANALYTE SENSOR METHODS
- Case details
- StatusWritten PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Claimants
- Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.Operating co.
Representatives- Christian Dekoninck-Taylor Wessing
- Eoin Martyn-Taylor Wessing
- Gisbert Hohagen-Taylor Wessing
Respondents- Sinocare Inc.Operating co.
- A. Menarini Diagnostics s.r.l.Operating co.
- CODIFI Srl Consorzio Stabile per la DistribuzioneOperating co.
- Menarini Benelux S.A. N.V., Divisie NederlandOperating co.
- Menarini Diagnósticos S.A.Operating co.
- Menarini Diagnósticos, LDAOperating co.
- Berlin-Chemie AGOperating co.
- A.Menarini GmbHOperating co.
- A.Menarini Diagnostics France SASOperating co.
- Obelis S.A.Operating co.
- Obelis Swiss GmbHOperating co.
- Carestores BVOperating co.
Representatives- Tjibbe Douma-Bird & Bird LLP
- Edoardo Barbera-Bird & Bird LLP
- Division
- The Hague LD
- Technology
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Language
- English
- First decided
- May 19, 2026
- EPO Opposition
- Sinocare Inc.Admissible2026-03-03
How this compares
The court's record for this kind of case, counted in first-instance rulings. A figure in brackets is the number of rulings a rate rests on.
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| The Hague LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Edger Brinkman | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Margot Kokke | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Camille Lignières | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Alain Dumont | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Abbott Group (67 cases)·Sinocare Inc. (8 cases)
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Decisions
- 2026-05-19Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: The judge-rapporteur deferred the defendants' preliminary objection on jurisdiction and competence to the main proceedings pursuant to R.20.2 RoP. The objection could not lead to complete dismissal of the action, and rapidly evolving UPC case law on jurisdiction rules made deferral appropriate to allow consideration of new developments.
Show the legal issues (5)
- Preliminary objection on jurisdiction and competence (R.20 RoP)
- UPC jurisdiction over non-EU/non-Contracting State defendants
- Long-arm jurisdiction under UPCA
- Jurisdiction over intermediaries under Art. 63 UPCA
- Deferral of preliminary objection to main proceedings under R.20.2 RoP
Documents
Show all 215 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Summons to interim conference | 2026-10-09 | Not public |
| Summons to oral hearing | 2026-10-09 | Not public |
| Hearing recording reference document | 2026-09-07 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-08-26 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-08-26 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-08-26 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-08-26 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-08-26 | Not public |
| Counterclaim for revocation | 2026-08-26 | Not public |
| Statement of defence | 2026-08-26 | Not public |