Overview · Filed: May 3, 2024
UPC_CoA_207/2024
MRI-SAFE DISK MAGNET FOR IMPLANTS
AppealsMain AppealCourt of AppealAppealCase Closed
Parties
Claimants
- MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Reps: Michael Rüberg (Boehmert & Boehmert)
Respondents
- Advanced Bionics AG
- Advanced Bionics GmbH
- Advanced Bionics Sarl
Reps: Miriam Kiefer (Kather Augenstein); Carsten Plaga (Kather Augenstein)
Judges
- Klaus Grabinski
- Peter Blok
- Emanuela Germano
Patents
- EP 4 074 373
CPC codes: A61N1/3718, A61F2/20, A61F2/18, A61N1/36038, A61N1/37, A61N1/36036, A61N1/37223
Sector: Pharmaceutical & Medical
Outcome
Dismissed
Filed: May 3, 2024
First decided: —
Language: German
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).
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