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UPC CFI 458/2025
May 26, 2025·EP2670898 · VARIABLE DENIER YARN AND SUTURE
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionCounterclaim for revocationCategoryCounterclaim for revocation
- Parties
- Claimants
- Arthrex GmbHOperating co.
- Arthrex Inc.Operating co.
- Arthrex Distribution Hub EMEA B.V.Operating co.
Representatives- Ralph Nack-Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Mechanical engineeringTextile and paper machines
- Language
- English
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.
| Patent revoked | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 37% (34/91) | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Tobias Pichlmaier | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Kai Härmand | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Ina Schnurr | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Koen Callewaert | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Arthrex GmbH (8 cases)·Syntorr LP (8 cases)
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Related cases
All proceedings on this patentThis dispute contains 7 other proceedings
UPC CoA 889/2025·UPC CoA 890/2025·UPC CFI 457/2025·UPC CFI 358/2025·UPC CFI 114/2025 and 2 more
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Final Order | 2026-06-09 | Public |
| Case closed | 2026-06-08 | Not public |
| Decision | 2026-06-08 | Not public |
| Decision | 2026-06-08 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-05-27 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-05-27 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-05-27 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-05-25 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-05-25 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-05-25 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-05-05 | Public |
| Order | 2026-04-30 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-04-30 | Not public |
| Interim procedure opened | 2026-04-30 | Not public |
| Written procedure closed | 2026-04-30 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-04-29 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-04-29 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-04-29 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-02-27 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-02-27 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-02-27 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Statement of rejoinder | 2026-02-02 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-01-22 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-01-22 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-01-14 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-01-14 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-01-09 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-01-09 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2026-01-09 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-12-22 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-12-22 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-12-21 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-12-21 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2025-12-21 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Counterclaim rejoinder | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Defendant | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-12-15 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-12-12 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-12-12 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-11-28 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-11-28 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-11-25 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2025-11-25 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-11-25 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-11-12 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Counterclaim reply | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Exhibit document Claimant | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-10-31 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-26 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-09-25 | Not public |
| Order | 2025-09-25 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2025-09-25 | Not public |
| Further pleadings | 2025-09-25 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-25 | Not public |
| comment on App_35603-2025 | 2025-09-17 | Not public |
| comment on App_36777-2025 | 2025-09-15 | Not public |
| comment on App_36776-2025 | 2025-09-15 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-12 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-09-12 | Not public |
| 2025.09.12_Noerr_Deadline_request_Counterclaim_EP898 | 2025-09-12 | Not public |
| Ex_D-CC-21_Certificates | 2025-09-12 | Not public |
| Ex_D-CC-21_Certificates | 2025-09-12 | Not public |
| 2025.09.12_Noerr_Deadline_request_amend_patent_EP898 | 2025-09-12 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-08-28 | Not public |
| Procedural Application re Exhibit MWE CCR 12 | 2025-08-27 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 12a Fishing Line | 2025-08-27 | Not public |
| EPO_Communication_check_Outcome | 2025-08-11 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 1 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Application to amend patent | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Defence to Counterclaim for revocation, including application to amend the patent | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Defense to Counterclaim for revocation | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 17 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 9 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 3 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 8 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 4 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 15 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 1 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 6 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 2 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 14 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 7 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 13 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 16 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE A3a | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 11 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 5 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 18 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 12 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit MWE CCR 10 | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| Defense to Counterclaim for revocation | 2025-08-04 | Not public |
| communicationCheck | 2025-06-05 | Not public |
| communicationCheck | 2025-06-05 | Not public |
| Document from EPO | 2025-06-04 | Not public |
| Document from EPO | 2025-06-04 | Not public |
| Document from EPO | 2025-06-04 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2025-06-02 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2025-06-02 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2025-06-02 | Not public |
| EPO-Request-for-case-pending | 2025-06-02 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-06-02 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-06-02 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-05-27 | Not public |
| 2025-05-26_Noerr_CCR_EP898_Redacted | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-16_Invoices_REDACTED | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| 2025-05-26_Noerr_Request_Confidentiality_EP898 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-12_WO_2009109778_A2_Beevers | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-07a_JP2010053473A_Japanese_GOSEN | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-15_The_Next_Generation_in_Shoulder_Repair_Technology | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-03_Extracts_patent_registers | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-08_US2257953_Haskell | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-07b_certified_English_translation_GOSEN | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-06_WO_2012106127_A2 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-02_EP2670898B1 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-09_US_4728329_MANSAT | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| 2025-05-26_Noerr_CCR_EP898 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| 2025-05-26_Noerr_CCR_EP898 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-13_US_2007213770_A1_Dreyfuss | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-10_WO001996022682A1_Huffishing | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-18_Technical_Drawing | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-01_Court_costs_Counterclaim_EP898_24671_2025 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-04_Feature-Analysis_EP_2_670_898_B1 | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-16_Invoices | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-14_US_6716234_B2_Grafton | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-16_Invoices | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-17_Assembly_Instructions | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-19_Pearsalls_Sutures | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-05_Prof_Beer_denier_EP898_signedMB | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-20_Statement_Swanlaw | 2025-05-26 | Not public |
| Exhibit_D-CC-11_US_4917700_AIKINS | 2025-05-26 | Not public |