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UPC CoA 19/2026

Feb 9, 2026·EP3766986 +6 more: DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE EXHIBITING DISEASE CELL HETEROGENEITY AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING TEST RESULTS

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Appeal
Category
Main Appeal
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Agathe Michel-De Cazotte (Carpmaels & Ransford)
Division
Court of Appeal
Judges
Technology
Biotechnology
Language
English
First decided
Feb 18, 2026
Last decision
Jul 2, 2026
Decisions
  • 2026-07-02
    PI deniedAppeal decisionAppeal RoP220.1

    The Court of Appeal rejected Guardant's appeal against the Paris Local Division's refusal of provisional measures, finding the appeal largely unsuccessful. The CoA partly set aside the CFI's order by increasing the interim costs award to EUR 300,000, declared Sophia's cross-appeal inadmissible, and ordered Guardant to bear the costs of both first-instance and appeal proceedings.

    Legal issues:Claim interpretation and relevance of embodimentsAdded matter (Article 138(1)(c) EPC)Urgency (R. 211.4 RoP): multiple patents, no obligation to monitor market, turn-a-blind-eye doctrineCost allocation and equity (Article 69 UPCA): response to warning letterCross-appeal admissibility
  • 2026-02-18
    Application Rop 223

    The Court of Appeal (Panel 2: Kalden, Rombach, Simonsson) rejected Guardant Health's application for suspensive effect regarding the Paris Local Division's interim award of costs of EUR 400,000 ordered against Guardant following the rejection of its application for provisional measures concerning EP 3 443 066 (one of four patents originally asserted). The court found no manifest error in the CFI's interim costs award and dismissed the application. Sophia's request to set a payment deadline was also considered.

    Legal issues:Suspensive effect of appeal against interim costs award (R. 223 RoP)Admissibility of suspensive effect application for costs order (Art. 62 UPCA)Manifest error standard for interim costs awardInterim award of costs in provisional measures proceedings
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