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UPC CFI 3215/2026
Sep 7, 2026·EP3981437 · NUCLEIC ACID VACCINES
- Case details
- StatusWritten PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Respondents
- BioNTech Manufacturing GmbHOperating co.
- BioNTech SEOperating co.
- BioNTech Manufacturing Marburg GmbHOperating co.
- BioNTech Europe GmbHOperating co.
- Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NVOperating co.
- Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Unlimited CompanyOperating co.
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLCOperating co.
- C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V.Operating co.
- Pfizer Inc.Operating co.
- Pfizer ApSOperating co.
- Pfizer B.V.Operating co.
- Pfizer Corporation Austria GmbHOperating co.
- Pfizer OyOperating co.
- Pfizer Romania S.R.L.Operating co.
- Pfizer S.A.Operating co.
- Pfizer S.r.l.Operating co.
- Pfizer SAS FranceOperating co.
- Laboratórios Pfizer, Lda.Operating co.
- Pfizer ABOperating co.
- Pfizer Luxembourg SARLOperating co.
- Pfizer Hellas SAOperating co.
- Pfizer Healthcare Ireland Unlimited CompanyOperating co.
- Pfizer, S.L.Operating co.
- Pfizer, spol. s r.o.Operating co.
- Pfizer KftOperating co.
- Pfizer Polska Sp. Z.o.o.Operating co.
- Pfizer Croatia d.o.o.Operating co.
- Pfizer ASOperating co.
- Pfizer AGOperating co.
- Pfizer LimitedOperating co.
Representatives- Christine Kanz-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Christian Dekoninck-Taylor Wessing
- Division
- Hamburg LD
- Technology
- ChemistryPharmaceuticals
- Language
- English
- EPO Opposition
- SANOFIAdmissible2025-03-03
- Pfizer Inc.Admissible2025-07-04
- BioNTech SEAdmissible2025-07-09
- Withers & Rogers LLPAdmissible2025-07-09
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 |
| Hamburg LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Sabine Klepsch | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Stefan Schilling | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Goda Ambrasaité-Balyniené | — | Locked |
At the UPC: Moderna Group (20 cases)·BioNTech Group (21 cases)
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