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UPC CFI 75/2023

Jun 6, 2023·EP3056563 +2 more: METHOD OF PRODUCING RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELL

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Revocation
Category
Main Revocation Action
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Mark Didmon (Potter Clarkson)
Respondents
Reps: James Nicholls (JA Kemp); Pamela Tuxworth (JA Kemp)
Division
Munich CD
Judges
Technology
Biotech · Cell Therapy · Biotechnology
Language
English
First decided
Sep 21, 2023
Last decision
Mar 18, 2024
Decisions
  • 2024-07-23
    SettledGeneric application

    Order from the Munich Central Division (Section) dated 23 July 2024 disposing of two revocation actions brought by Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine against Healios K.K., Riken and Osaka University. Both parties submitted a unanimous application under R. 360 RoP declaring that they concluded the actions by settlement and that the actions were devoid of purpose. The court held that parties may settle without seeking a confirmatory court decision under R. 365 RoP and declared the proceedings closed. A 20% reimbursement of court fees was granted under R. 370.9(c) RoP. Headnotes clarify that settlement-based closures are not limited to the formal R. 365 confirmation procedure.

    Legal issues:Settlement and disposal of action under R. 360 and R. 365 RoPReimbursement of court fees under R. 370.9(c) RoPParty disposition principle under Art. 76(1) UPCA
  • 2024-03-18
    Revocation Action

    The Munich Central Division judge-rapporteur issued an interim conference order (R. 105.5 RoP) in the revocation action brought by Astellas Institute against Healios, Riken, and Osaka University concerning EP 3 056 563. The order recorded decisions taken at the interim conference to prepare for the oral hearing, including procedural directions on evidence and scheduling.

    Legal issues:Revocation action — interim conference preparation (R. 105.5 RoP)Scheduling for oral hearing
  • 2023-10-11
    Revocation Action

    The Munich Central Division issued a Rule 9 RoP procedural order directing parties to use the CMS and designated workflows for all submissions, clarifying that system-generated notifications constitute electronic service under Rules 278.1 and 271.6 RoP, in the revocation action by Astellas.

    Legal issues:CMS obligations (Rule 4.1 RoP)Electronic service (Rules 278.1, 271.6 RoP)
  • 2023-09-21
    Revocation Action

    The Munich Central Division rejected a Rule 262.1(b) request for public access to written pleadings, holding that 'education and training' does not constitute a concrete and verifiable legitimate reason, and that there is no legal basis to grant access to a letter for service.

    Legal issues:Rule 262.1(b) RoP access requestLegitimate reason for public accessAccess to letter for service
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Case Closure Formal Check2025-02-03Not public
Final Order anonymised2024-11-05Not public
Headnote-and-Keywords2024-07-24Not public
Recording of Oral Hearing - Placeholder2024-07-23Not public
Recording of Oral Hearing - Placeholder2024-07-23Not public
Order to dispose of the actions2024-07-23Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-07-23Not public
order disposing of cases2024-07-23Public
order disposing of cases2024-07-23Not public
Response to preliminary order of 27 June 20242024-07-02Not public
Response to preliminary order of 27 June 20242024-07-02Not public
Response to preliminary order of 27 June 20242024-07-02Not public
Letter to the Court2024-07-02Not public
preliminary order2024-06-27Not public
Receipt2024-06-20Not public
Receipt2024-06-20Not public
Receipt2024-06-20Not public
Confirmation of claimant submissions under R 3652024-06-20Not public
Confirmation of claimant submissions under R 3652024-06-20Not public
Confirmation of claimant submissions under R 3652024-06-20Not public
Receipt2024-06-19Not public
Procedural application pursuant to Rule 3652024-06-19Not public
interimProcedureClosure2024-05-30Not public
summons2024-05-30Not public
summons oral hearing2024-05-30Public
Hearing-Dates2024-05-30Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-04-30Not public
order closing workflow2024-04-30Public
Outcome of the Order2024-04-30Not public
order closing workflow2024-04-30Public
Outcome of the Order2024-04-30Not public
order closing workflow2024-04-30Public
Response to submissions by claimant2024-04-09Not public
Response to submissions by claimant2024-04-09Not public
Response to submissions by claimant2024-04-09Not public
R105_5 order_18.03.2024_anonymised2024-03-21Not public
RoP 105.5 order2024-03-18Not public
RoP 105.5 order2024-03-18Public
RoP 105.5 order2024-03-18Not public
RoP 105.5 order2024-03-18Not public
Hearing Reference2024-03-18Not public
Hearing Reference2024-03-18Not public
Acknowledgement-of-change-of-a-representative2024-03-12Not public
Application-RoP293-Receipt2024-03-11Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-03-11Not public
Application-RoP2932024-03-08Not public
Letter to the Court2024-03-08Not public
Receipt2024-03-07Not public
Letter to the Court2024-03-06Not public
Fix-Interim-Conference-Date2024-03-06Not public
interimConferenceDecision2024-03-06Not public
writtenProcedureClosure2024-03-06Not public
intended closure written proceedings and interim conference invitation2024-02-22Public
Receipt2024-02-07Not public
Letter to the Court2024-02-06Not public
Comments in reply to generic procedural application2024-02-02Not public
Comments in reply to generic procedural application2024-02-02Not public
Comments in reply to generic procedural application2024-02-02Not public
preliminary order RoP 92024-01-30Not public
Receipt2024-01-30Not public
D18 - Second Declaration of Monte Radeke2024-01-29Not public
Procedural Application under RoP Rule 92024-01-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-12-29Not public
D17B - Supplementary material protocol2023-12-29Not public
Rejoinder to Reply to Defence to Revocation2023-12-29Not public
D17 - SAWADA Declaration2023-12-29Not public
D17A - Mandai et al2023-12-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-12-29Not public
Rejoinder to Reply to Defence to Revocation2023-12-29Not public
D17A - Mandai et al2023-12-29Not public
D17B - Supplementary material protocol2023-12-29Not public
D17 - SAWADA Declaration2023-12-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-12-29Not public
D17B - Supplementary material protocol2023-12-29Not public
D17A - Mandai et al2023-12-29Not public
Rejoinder to Reply to Defence to Revocation2023-12-29Not public
D17 - SAWADA Declaration2023-12-29Not public
amendPatentDefence2023-11-29Not public
D16 - Declaration of Monte Radeke2023-11-29Not public
Defence to the Application to Amend2023-11-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-11-29Not public
D16 - Declaration of Monte Radeke2023-11-29Not public
Reply to the Defence to the Statement for Revocation2023-11-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-11-29Not public
D16 - Declaration of Monte Radeke2023-11-29Not public
Reply to the Defence to the Statement for Revocation2023-11-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-11-29Not public
Reply to the Defence to the Statement for Revocation2023-11-29Not public
D16 - Declaration of Monte Radeke2023-11-29Not public
Official Date2023-10-25Not public
RoP 28 final order2023-10-25Not public
epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow2023-10-23Not public
Document from EPO2023-10-20Not public
Confirming availability for interim hearing2023-10-20Not public
Confirming availability for interim hearing2023-10-20Not public
Confirming availability for interim hearing2023-10-20Not public
RoP28 further preliminary order dated 17 October 20232023-10-17Not public
Confirming availability for hearings2023-10-13Not public
Confirming availability for hearings2023-10-13Not public
Confirming availability for hearings2023-10-13Not public
Letter to the Court2023-10-13Not public
RoP 9 order re service of defence2023-10-11Not public
preliminary RoP 28 order2023-10-10Not public
Provisional Date2023-10-10Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2023-10-04Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2023-10-04Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2023-10-04Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-09-29Not public
D132023-09-29Not public
D122023-09-29Not public
D142023-09-29Not public
D62023-09-29Not public
Defence to revocation2023-09-29Not public
D72023-09-29Not public
D102023-09-29Not public
D3a2023-09-29Not public
D92023-09-29Not public
D112023-09-29Not public
D82023-09-29Not public
D152023-09-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-09-29Not public
D3a2023-09-29Not public
D112023-09-29Not public
D72023-09-29Not public
D152023-09-29Not public
D62023-09-29Not public
Defence to revocation2023-09-29Not public
D132023-09-29Not public
D122023-09-29Not public
D92023-09-29Not public
D102023-09-29Not public
D142023-09-29Not public
D82023-09-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-09-29Not public
D152023-09-29Not public
D82023-09-29Not public
D102023-09-29Not public
D62023-09-29Not public
D132023-09-29Not public
D142023-09-29Not public
D92023-09-29Not public
Defence to revocation2023-09-29Not public
D72023-09-29Not public
D3a2023-09-29Not public
D122023-09-29Not public
D112023-09-29Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2023-09-14Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2023-09-14Not public
D82023-09-13Not public
Auxiliary Request tracked2023-09-13Not public
Defence to revocation and application to amend2023-09-13Not public
D102023-09-13Not public
D112023-09-13Not public
D72023-09-13Not public
D62023-09-13Not public
D92023-09-13Not public
D132023-09-13Not public
D3a2023-09-13Not public
D142023-09-13Not public
D122023-09-13Not public
D152023-09-13Not public
Auxiliary Request clean2023-09-13Not public
Outcome of the Order2023-08-18Not public
order confirming receipt2023-08-18Not public
Receipt2023-08-14Not public
Valuation of Claim2023-08-11Not public
Correspondence between the parties’ representatives2023-08-11Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2023-07-18Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2023-07-18Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2023-07-18Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2023-07-18Not public
Notification Of Service2023-07-18Not public
Letter for service and confirmation of receipt2023-07-18Not public
Letter for service and confirmation of receipt2023-07-18Not public
Notification Of Service2023-07-18Not public
Notification Of Service2023-07-18Not public
Letter for service and confirmation of receipt2023-07-18Not public
Letter for Service2023-07-13Not public
Letter for Service2023-07-13Not public
Outcome of the Order2023-07-12Not public
Final Order2023-07-12Not public
Response to preliminary order2023-07-11Not public
preliminary order 6 July 20232023-07-06Not public
Letter for Service2023-07-04Not public
Receipt2023-07-04Not public
Letter - Rule 9 Request2023-07-04Not public
Panel-Appointment2023-06-16Not public
EPO-Request-for-case-pending2023-06-06Not public
statementOfRevocation2023-06-06Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2023-06-06Not public
EP 3056563 AAF and English translation2023-06-01Not public
D2 - Klimanskaya et al. 20042023-06-01Not public
Statement for Revocation2023-06-01Not public
D4 - Taniguchi_20092023-06-01Not public
D5 - Osakada et al. 20092023-06-01Not public
EP 3056563 A12023-06-01Not public
Priority document JP 2013212345 and English translation2023-06-01Not public
US2013196369A12023-06-01Not public
D3 - Miyazaki 20122023-06-01Not public
Coverage: Partial.Reasoning extracted with partial coverage — some sections may be incomplete.
Plain-English summary

Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine brought two revocation actions before the Munich Central Division against Healios K.K., Riken, and Osaka University concerning EP 3056563 and EP 3056564 (retinal pigment epithelial cell production method patents). The parties settled before any oral procedure and jointly applied under Rule 360 RoP for the actions to be declared devoid of purpose. The Central Division disposed of both actions and ordered 20% reimbursement of court fees, clarifying that settlement-based disposal under Rule 360 RoP qualifies for fee reimbursement even without a formal Rule 365 confirmatory decision.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

No accepted arguments captured.

Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

No rejected arguments captured.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Parties may settle a UPC action without seeking a court-confirmatory decision under Rule 365 RoP; parties may instead apply under Rule 360 RoP to dispose of proceedings as devoid of purposeRule 370.9(c) RoP fee reimbursement (20%) on pre-oral-procedure settlement applies regardless of whether the settlement is confirmed by the court under Rule 365 RoPRule 262.1(b) RoP requires a concrete and verifiable, legitimate reason for third-party access to pleadings and evidence; education and training purposes do not meet this threshold

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