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UPC CFI 684/2025

Aug 18, 2025·EP2237738: ORTHODONTIC REPOSITIONING APPLIANCES HAVING IMPROVED GEOMETRY, METHODS AND SYSTEMS

Case details
Status
Interim Phase
Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties
Claimants
Reps: John Brunner (Carpmaels & Ransford)
Division
Paris LD
Judges
Technology
Medical Devices · Dental/Orthodontic · Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language
English
First decided
Jun 5, 2026
Decisions
  • 2026-06-05
    Infringement Action

    The judge-rapporteur granted Align Technology's application under R. 9.2 RoP to declare inadmissible and disregard the defendants' new non-infringement arguments (paragraphs 49-57 of the Rejoinder) and exhibits AR 12 and AR 13, finding those arguments were not responsive to any new grounds raised by the claimant and should have been included in the Statement of Defence. The alternative request to give the claimant an opportunity to reply in writing was found devoid of purpose.

    Legal issues:Admissibility of late-filed non-infringement arguments in rejoinder (R. 9.2 RoP)Whether defendants' new non-infringement arguments regarding features 1.3 and 1.3.4 were responsive to new grounds raised by claimant in replyProcedural fairness and the timing of pleadings
Documents
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Hearing recording reference document2026-07-30Not public
action.phaseChange.interimPhaseOpen2026-07-27Not public
action.phaseChange.writtenPhaseClose2026-07-27Not public
action.phaseChange.interimPhaseOpen2026-07-27Not public
action.phaseChange.writtenPhaseClose2026-07-27Not public
Receipt2026-07-23Not public
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Document Defendant2026-07-23Not public
Receipt2026-07-23Not public
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Document Defendant2026-07-23Not public
action.communication.general2026-07-17Not public
Other Documents2026-07-17Not public
action.communication.general2026-07-17Not public
Receipt2026-07-16Not public
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Further pleadings2026-07-16Not public
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Further pleadings2026-06-17Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-06-05Not public
Order2026-06-05Public
Receipt2026-05-29Not public
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Further pleadings2026-05-29Not public
action.communication.general2026-05-22Not public
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Cover sheet2026-05-22Not public
Document Claimant2026-05-22Not public
Receipt2026-05-18Not public
Cover sheet2026-05-18Not public
Statement of rejoinder2026-05-18Not public
Exhibit Defendant2026-05-18Not public
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action.communication.general2026-04-20Not public
Receipt2026-03-16Not public
Cover sheet2026-03-16Not public
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Application document Claimant2026-03-16Not public
Statement of reply2026-03-16Not public
Document Claimant2026-03-16Not public
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Exhibit Claimant2026-03-16Not public
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action.issueOrder.order2026-02-05Not public
Order2026-02-05Not public
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Other document Defendant2026-02-05Not public
action.communication.general2026-02-03Not public
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Other document Claimant2026-02-02Not public
action.issueOrder.order2026-01-13Not public
Order2026-01-13Not public
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Other document Defendant2026-01-08Not public
action.communication.general2026-01-06Not public
Receipt2025-12-30Not public
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Exhibit document Defendant2025-12-30Not public
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Exhibit document Defendant2025-12-30Not public
Counterclaim for revocation2025-12-30Not public
Statement of defence2025-12-30Not public
action.issueOrder.order2025-12-09Not public
Order2025-12-09Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-04Not public
Application document Claimant2025-12-04Not public
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action.communication.general2025-11-20Not public
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Preliminary objection2025-11-20Not public
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Application document Claimant2025-11-10Not public
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action.issueOrder.order2025-10-30Not public
Order2025-10-30Public
Cover sheet2025-10-27Not public
Exhibit2025-10-27Not public
Application2025-10-27Not public
Receipt2025-10-27Not public
Notification Of Service2025-09-10Not public
Notification Of Service2025-09-10Not public
Notification Of Service2025-09-10Not public
acknowledgement of receipt2025-09-10Not public
acknowledgement of receipt2025-09-10Not public
Acknowledgement of receipt2025-09-10Not public
Panel-Appointment2025-09-05Not public
Document from EPO2025-08-25Not public
EPO_Communication_check_Outcome2025-08-25Not public
Document from EPO2025-08-25Not public
Letter-for-Service2025-08-21Not public
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Letter-for-Service2025-08-21Not public
Letter-for-Service2025-08-21Not public
Panel-Appointment2025-08-19Not public
EPO-Request-for-case-pending2025-08-19Not public
Receipt2025-08-19Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2025-08-19Not public
CR23a2025-08-19Not public
CR192025-08-19Not public
CR022025-08-19Not public
Formal response to the request for amendments2025-08-19Not public
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CR092025-08-19Not public
CR202025-08-19Not public
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CR142025-08-19Not public
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CR072025-08-19Not public
CR132025-08-19Not public
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25-08-15 - EP 738 - Statement of Claim2025-08-19Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-08-19Not public
Application to change the details of the representative2025-08-19Not public
Formal-checks_Request-for-correction2025-08-18Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-08-15Not public
CR052025-08-15Not public
CR232025-08-15Not public
CR212025-08-15Not public
CR202025-08-15Not public
CR172025-08-15Not public
CR112025-08-15Not public
CR062025-08-15Not public
CR222025-08-15Not public
CR032025-08-15Not public
CR102025-08-15Not public
CR182025-08-15Not public
CR152025-08-15Not public
CR022025-08-15Not public
CR072025-08-15Not public
CR122025-08-15Not public
CR052025-08-15Not public
CR242025-08-15Not public
CR162025-08-15Not public
CR20a2025-08-15Not public
CR092025-08-15Not public
CR012025-08-15Not public
CR192025-08-15Not public
CR23a2025-08-15Not public
CR142025-08-15Not public
CR132025-08-15Not public
25-08-15 - EP 738 - Statement of Claim2025-08-15Not public
CR082025-08-15Not public
CR042025-08-15Not public
CR072025-08-15Not public
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • The claimant's interpretation of the cavity and lingual root torque in its Reply was not new, as it had already been mentioned in the Statement of Case, therefore defendants' new non-infringement arguments in the Rejoinder were not responsive to new grounds.

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 9.2 RoP

  • Defendants had all information needed to construct their defence from the moment the Statement of Case was filed and had a four-month period to raise arguments; the late non-infringement arguments should have been submitted in the Statement of Defence.

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 9.2 RoP
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • Defendants' new non-infringement arguments regarding features 1.3 and 1.3.4 in the Rejoinder were admissible as responsive to new arguments developed by the claimant in its Reply to Statement of Defence.

    RespondentLegal basis: R. 9.2 RoP