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UPC CFI 195/2025

Feb 28, 2025·EP4252857 Unitary patent · METHODS FOR REDUCING LIPOPROTEIN(A) LEVELS BY ADMINISTERING AN INHIBITOR OF PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN KEXIN-9 (PCSK9)

Case details
Status
Case Closed (Withdrawn)
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Claimants
Representatives
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Dusseldorf LD
Technology
  • Chemistry
    Pharmaceuticals
Language
English
First decided
Jun 8, 2026
EPO Opposition
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 foundMedian days to first decision
All UPC53% (62/117)124
Dusseldorf LDLockedLocked
Judge Berenice ThomLockedLocked
Judge András KupeczLockedLocked
Judge Ingo RinkenLockedLocked
Judge Xavier Dorland-GalliotLockedLocked

At the UPC: Sanofi Group (33 cases)·Amgen Group (19 cases)

This dispute contains 2 other proceedings

UPC CoA 641/2025·UPC CFI 505/2023

3 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent

UPC CoA 646/2025·UPC CFI 534/2025·CC 24999/2024

Start a free trial to see how each one ended.

More cases: Dusseldorf LD·2025

Decisions
  • 2026-06-08
    Infringement ActionPublic

    Summary: Both the claimants' infringement action and the defendants' counterclaim for revocation were withdrawn before closure of the written procedure. The court permitted both withdrawals, declared proceedings closed, and ordered 50% reimbursement of court fees to both parties.

    Show the legal issues (4)
    • Withdrawal of infringement action (R. 265 RoP)
    • Withdrawal of counterclaim for revocation
    • Reimbursement of court fees on withdrawal (R. 370.9 RoP)
    • Lifting of stay of proceedings
  • 2025-08-06

    Summary: The Düsseldorf Local Division granted the claimants' request to stay infringement proceedings (and the related counterclaim for revocation) concerning EP 4 252 857 pending the outcome of the appeal against the first-instance decision in related case UPC_CFI_505/2024 (concerning EP 3 536 712). The court found that both cases involve the same factual and legal infringement questions and that a stay serves efficient use of judicial and party resources.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Stay of proceedings (R. 295(m) RoP)
    • Related infringement proceedings involving same legal and factual questions
    • Efficient administration of justice
Document titleDatePublic
Case closed2026-06-08Not public
Other Documents2026-06-08Public
Receipt2026-03-12Not public
Cover sheet2026-03-12Not public
Document Defendant2026-03-12Not public
Receipt2026-03-11Not public
Cover sheet2026-03-11Not public
Application document Claimant2026-03-11Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-08-06Not public
Closing of the workflow2025-08-06Public