UPC CoA 207/2024
May 3, 2024·EP4074373: MRI-SAFE DISK MAGNET FOR IMPLANTS
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain Appeal
- Parties
- ClaimantsReps: Michael Rüberg (Boehmert & Boehmert)RespondentsReps: Miriam Kiefer (Kather Augenstein); Carsten Plaga (Kather Augenstein)
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Technology
- Pharmaceutical & Medical
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Sep 5, 2024
- 2024-09-05DismissedAppeal decisionAppeal RoP220.1
The Court of Appeal dismissed Advanced Bionics' appeal against the President of the Court of First Instance's refusal to change the language of proceedings from English (language of the patent) to German in the infringement action before the Mannheim Local Division. The Court held that the parties' domicile in countries where the language chosen by the claimant is an official language is an important factor weighing against a language change. The application was not required to be included in the Statement of Defence (Art. 49(5) UPCA; R. 323.3 RoP).
Legal issues:Language change application (Art. 49(5) UPCA; R. 323.3 RoP)Timing of language change applicationRelevance of parties' domicile to language choice - 2024-09-05DismissedAppeal decisionAppeal RoP220.1
Court of Appeal (5 September 2024) dismissed Advanced Bionics' appeal against the CFI's refusal to change the language of proceedings from German to English (the patent language). The CoA confirmed that the domicile of parties in a German-speaking country was a decisive factor against granting a language change, and clarified that Art. 49(5) UPCA does not require the language change request to be included in the statement of defence.
Legal issues:Change of language of proceedings (Art. 49(5) UPCA)Domicile as factor for language decisionTiming of language change request (R. 323.3 RoP)
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| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-05 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-09-05 | Not public |
| DecisionOutcome | 2024-09-05 | Not public |
| Final order | 2024-09-05 | Public |
| Hearing reference | 2024-07-19 | Not public |
| Hearing reference | 2024-07-19 | Not public |
| interimProcedureClosure | 2024-06-18 | Not public |
| summons | 2024-06-18 | Not public |
| Anordnung mündliche Verhandlung | 2024-06-18 | Public |
| Anordnung mündliche Verhandlung | 2024-06-18 | Public |
| 2024-06-17 Stellungnahme AB - Sprache in muendlicher Verhandlung_signed | 2024-06-17 | Not public |
| 2024-06-17 Stellungnahme AB - Sprache in muendlicher Verhandlung_signed | 2024-06-17 | Not public |
| 2024-06-17 Stellungnahme AB - Sprache in muendlicher Verhandlung_signed | 2024-06-17 | Not public |
| APL_24598/2024 SN zur Anordnung v 10.06.2024_17.06.2024_M35698-ST-BN | 2024-06-17 | Not public |
| Vorläufige Verfahrensanordnung Zwischenverfahren | 2024-06-10 | Not public |
| interimConferenceDecisionAppeal | 2024-06-10 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-06-03 | Not public |
| BB69a-BN | 2024-06-03 | Not public |
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| BB69-BN | 2024-06-03 | Not public |
| Appeal No 24598_2024_Schriftsatz_03_06_2024_M35698-ST_BN_signed | 2024-06-03 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2024-05-27 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-05-21 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2024-05-21 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-05-17 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-05-17 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-05-17 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-05-03 | Not public |
| Anlage Kap 19 | 2024-05-03 | Not public |
| Anlage KAP 20 | 2024-05-03 | Not public |
| 2024-05-03 Berufungsbegruendung AB Verfahrenssprache_ | 2024-05-03 | Not public |