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UPC CFI 714/2024

Nov 20, 2024·EP3685783 +1 more: ENDOLUMINAL LASER ABLATION DEVICE FOR TREATING VEINS

Case details
Status
Oral Phase
Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Paul Szynka (CBH Rechtsanwälte)
Respondents
Reps: Jörg Schmidt (Wildanger Kehrwald Graf von Schwerin & Partner mbB)
Division
Munich LD
Judges
Technology
Medical Devices · Surgical Devices · Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language
German
First decided
Apr 2, 2026
Claims
At issueclaim 1 (granted), claim 1 (auxiliary request 10B)
Notes: The court provisionally found claim 1 in its granted form invalid (added subject-matter: omission of 'core' in fusing limitation). The court provisionally found claim 1 in the form of auxiliary request 10B to have merit. Infringement of claim 1 in the form of auxiliary request 10B remains unresolved pending court-expert report on three technical questions.
Decisions
  • 2026-04-02
    Infringement Action

    The court rejected the defendants' application to stay the proceedings and ordered the appointment of a court-appointed expert under Rule 185 RoP to resolve disputed technical questions about the accused embodiment. The court found the patent in its granted form likely invalid but potentially valid in the form of auxiliary request 10B, and deferred any substantive ruling pending the expert's findings.

    Legal issues:Stay of proceedings under Rule 295(a) RoP pending EPO opposition proceedingsWhether revocation by EPO Opposition Division between UPC oral hearing and pronouncement date requires mandatory stayAdmissibility of auxiliary requests filed in response to EPO preliminary opinionAdded subject-matter (Art. 76(1), 123(2) EPC) in granted claim 1 - omission of 'core' in fusing featureAppointment of court expert under Rule 185 RoP to resolve conflicting technical evidence on infringementLateral emission mechanism (refraction vs. total internal reflection) in helical grooves of accused productWhether cap of accused product is fused to optical fiber core or cladding
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Receipt2026-05-29Not public
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Order2026-04-02Public
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Hearing recording reference document2026-04-02Not public
action.communication.general2026-03-18Not public
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action.phaseChange.oralPhaseOpen2026-01-27Not public
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action.issueOrder.order2026-01-15Not public
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action.issueOrder.order2025-12-11Not public
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action.issueOrder.order2025-11-23Not public
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action.issueOrder.order2025-09-25Not public
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Receipt2025-09-01Not public
Anlage CBH 252025-08-29Not public
Stellungnahme gem. R. 36 - CBH v. 29.08.20252025-08-29Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-08-19Not public
Order RoP 362025-08-19Public
20250819_Biolitec_LGO_Stn_RoP362025-08-19Not public
Stellungnahme App_34728-20242025-08-14Not public
Receipt2025-08-13Not public
Antrag auf weiteren Schriftsatz - CBH v. 12.08.20252025-08-12Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-07-14Not public
WKS82025-07-14Not public
WKS102025-07-14Not public
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Outcome of the Order2025-07-03Not public
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20250702_biolitec-lgo_fristverlaengerung2025-07-02Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-05-09Not public
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Anlage CBH 232025-05-09Not public
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Anlage CBH 222025-05-09Not public
Verletzungsreplik CBH v. 09.05.20252025-05-09Not public
Anlage CBH 222025-05-09Not public
Anlage CBH 232025-05-09Not public
Verletzungsreplik CBH v. 09.05.20252025-05-09Not public
Anlage CBH 242025-05-09Not public
Panel-Appointment2025-05-08Not public
Hearing-Dates2025-05-07Not public
Terminierung2025-05-07Public
Hearing-Dates2025-05-07Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-04-01Not public
Fristenkonsolidierung2025-04-01Public
Receipt2025-04-01Not public
Antrag auf Fristkonsolidierung - CBH v. 01.04.20252025-04-01Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2025-03-06Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2025-03-06Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-02-28Not public
WKS 4 Brockhaus Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Stichwort "radial"2025-02-28Not public
WKS 6 Technische Zeichnung2025-02-28Not public
20250228 biolitec ./. LGO Klageerwiderung2025-02-28Not public
WKS 5 Schriftliche Zeugenaussage Christian Lützler2025-02-28Not public
WKS 3 Merkmalsgliederung Anspruch 12025-02-28Not public
WKS 1 Anordnung UPC_CoA_540/20242025-02-28Not public
WKS 0 Inhaltsverzeichnis2025-02-28Not public
WKS 2 Gegenüberstellung Anspruch 1 EN-DE2025-02-28Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-02-28Not public
WKS 1 Anordnung UPC_CoA_540/20242025-02-28Not public
WKS 4 Brockhaus Naturwissenschaft und Technik, "radial"2025-02-28Not public
WKS 2 Gegenüberstellung Anspruch 1 EN/DE2025-02-28Not public
20250228 biolitec ./. LGO Klageerwiderung2025-02-28Not public
WKS 0 Inhaltsverzeichnis2025-02-28Not public
WKS 5 Schriftliche Zeugenaussage Lützler2025-02-28Not public
WKS 6 Technische Zeichnung2025-02-28Not public
WKS 3 Merkmalsgliederung Anspruch 12025-02-28Not public
Preliminary_Objection_DecisionOutcome2025-02-12Not public
Entscheidung Einspruch2025-02-12Public
Comment-On-Preliminary-Objection2025-01-03Not public
Erwiderung auf Einspruch - CBH 03.01.20252025-01-03Not public
Preliminary-Objection2024-12-23Not public
20241220_Biolitec_vs_Light_Guide_vorl_Einspruch2024-12-20Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2024-12-02Not public
Notification Of Service2024-12-02Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2024-12-02Not public
Notification Of Service2024-12-02Not public
communicationCheck2024-11-29Not public
Document from EPO2024-11-28Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-11-22Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-11-21Not public
EPO-Request-for-case-pending2024-11-21Not public
Receipt2024-11-21Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-11-21Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 17 - Privacy Policy2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 21 - EP'1542024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 2 - Anlagen- und Beweismittelliste2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 18 - Kontaktmöglichkeiten englisch2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 20 - Angebotshandlungen französisch2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 8 - Einspruch2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 13 - AGB2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 7 - Registerauszug2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 1 - Formal Checks2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 15 - Angebotshandlungen deutsch2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 3 - Überweisungsbeleg2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 16 - Return + Warranty Policy2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 9 - Patientenbroschüre2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 5 - HReg B2)2024-11-20Not public
Klage biolitec/LGO - -EP'783 - CBH v. 20.11.20242024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 6 - Klagepatent EP'7832024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 12 - Gebrauchsanweisung2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 4 - HReg B1)2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 14 - Übersicht Kontaktmöglichkeiten2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 10 - Merkmalsgliederung2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 11 - Broschüre Infinity Side Fiber2024-11-20Not public
Anlage CBH 19 - Angebotshandlungen englisch2024-11-20Not public
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • No stay required before oral hearing where UPC oral hearing was scheduled before EPO oral proceedings

    ClaimantLegal basis: Rule 295(a) RoP

  • Auxiliary request 10B (B-auxiliary requests) was not untimely as it was prompted by EPO's preliminary opinion of 22 October 2025 and could not have been filed earlier

    ClaimantLegal basis: Rule 30(2) RoP

  • No mandatory stay following EPO revocation decision, since appeal board decision is not expected in the short term and proper administration of justice does not require a stay

    ClaimantLegal basis: Rule 295(m) RoP
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • Proceedings should be stayed pending EPO opposition proceedings / following EPO revocation decision

    RespondentLegal basis: Rule 295(a), Rule 295(m) RoP

  • B-auxiliary requests were filed late and should not have been admitted

    RespondentLegal basis: Rule 30(2) RoP