UPC CoA 207/2024
May 3, 2024·EP4074373 Unitary patent · MRI-SAFE DISK MAGNET FOR IMPLANTS
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Claim dismissed)ActionAppealCategoryMain appeal
- Parties
- Claimants
- Advanced Bionics AGOperating co.
- Advanced Bionics GmbHOperating co.
- Advanced Bionics SarlOperating co.
Representatives- Miriam Kiefer-Kather Augenstein
- Carsten Plaga-Kather Augenstein
RespondentsRepresentatives- Michael Rüberg-Boehmert & Boehmert
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Technology
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Sep 5, 2024
- EPO Opposition
- Advanced Bionics AGWithdrawn2023-09-27
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Judge Klaus Grabinski | Locked |
| Judge Peter Blok | Locked |
| Judge Emanuela Germano | Locked |
At the UPC: Advanced Bionics AG (12 cases)·MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H. (14 cases)
This dispute contains 10 other proceedings
UPC CoA 176/2025·UPC CoA 178/2025·UPC CFI 65/2025·UPC CFI 74/2025·CC 15513/2024 and 5 more
7 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
UPC CFI 688/2025·UPC CFI 514/2025·UPC CoA 175/2025·UPC CoA 177/2025·UPC CFI 69/2025 and 2 more
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More cases: Court of Appeal·2024
- 2024-09-05Appeal RoP220.1Public
Summary: 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).
Show the legal issues (3)
- Language change application (Art. 49(5) UPCA; R. 323.3 RoP)
- Timing of language change application
- Relevance of parties' domicile to language choice
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |