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
- StatusCase Closed (Withdrawn)ActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Claimants
- Sanofi Biotechnology SASOperating co.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.Operating co.
Representatives- Agathe Michel-De Cazotte-Carpmaels & Ransford
- Niels Hölder-Hoffmann Eitle
- Mike Gruber-Hoffmann Eitle
- Michael Pfeifer-Hoffmann Eitle
- Daniel Wise-Carpmaels & Ransford
Respondents- Amgen Inc.Operating co.
Representatives- Johannes Heselberger-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Nadine Westermeyer-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Technology
- ChemistryPharmaceuticals
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Jun 8, 2026
- EPO Opposition
- Amgen Inc.Withdrawn2025-06-23
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| Dusseldorf LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Berenice Thom | Locked | Locked |
| Judge András Kupecz | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Ingo Rinken | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Xavier Dorland-Galliot | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Sanofi Group (33 cases)·Amgen Group (19 cases)
This dispute contains 2 other proceedings
3 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
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More cases: Dusseldorf LD·2025
- 2026-06-08Infringement 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Summary: Both the claimants' infringement action and the defendants' counterclaim for revocation were withdrawn before closure of the written procedure.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 title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Case closed | 2026-06-08 | Not public |
| Other Documents | 2026-06-08 | Public |
| Receipt | 2026-03-12 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-03-12 | Not public |
| Document Defendant | 2026-03-12 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-03-11 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-03-11 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2026-03-11 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-08-06 | Not public |
| Closing of the workflow | 2025-08-06 | Public |