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UPC CoA 264/2024
May 24, 2024
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain Appeal
- Parties
- ClaimantsReps: Jan Bösing (Bardehle Pagenberg); Saskia Mertsching (Bardehle Pagenberg); Monika Harten (Bardehle Pagenberg)
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Language
- —
Decisions
- 2024-09-18DismissedAppeal RoP220.2
The Court of Appeal dismissed Audi AG's appeal in six consolidated cases challenging the Munich Local Division's refusal to grant preliminary objections under Rule 361 RoP (action manifestly bound to fail) against NST's infringement actions. The court held that R.361 RoP is reserved for clear-cut cases and cannot require the claimant to pre-empt every possible line of defence in the statement of claim. The court also rejected Audi's arguments that opt-outs were invalidly withdrawn, finding the UPC has jurisdiction.
Legal issues:Manifestly inadmissible/bound to fail action under Rule 361 RoPSufficiency of statement of claim in front-loaded UPC procedureValidity of opt-out withdrawal and UPC jurisdictionPower of attorney for UPC representatives under Art. 48 UPCA and Rule 5.3(b) RoP
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-02-14 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-12-18 | Not public |
| WF closure | 2024-12-18 | Public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-19 | Not public |
| DecisionOutcome | 2024-09-18 | Not public |
| Final Order | 2024-09-18 | Public |
| Hearing Reference | 2024-08-28 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2024-08-28 | Not public |
| interimProcedureClosure | 2024-07-11 | Not public |
| summons | 2024-07-11 | Not public |
| Summons to oral hearing | 2024-07-11 | Public |
| interimConferenceDecisionAppeal | 2024-07-11 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-06-21 | Not public |
| Application | 2024-06-20 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-06-20 | Not public |
| Exhibit P_CoA 1 | 2024-06-20 | Not public |
| Comments on Appeal re Preliminary Objection Rule 19 RoP and re Rule 361 RoP | 2024-06-20 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement of access to case | 2024-06-18 | Not public |
| Notification Of Service | 2024-06-18 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-06-11 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-06-04 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-06-04 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-06-04 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Proof_of_payment_30168 | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Exhibit_BP06_en | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| 20240524_Appeal_RoP220_2_against_order_12235_R.361_Audi_en_signed | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Exhibit_BP05_en | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Proof_of_payment_30168 | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Exhibit_BP06_en | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| 20240524_Appeal_RoP220_2_against_order_12235_R.361_Audi_en_signed | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Exhibit_BP05_en | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Exhibit_BP05_en | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Proof_of_payment_30168 | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| 20240524_Appeal_RoP220_2_against_order_12235_R.361_Audi_en_signed | 2024-05-24 | Not public |
| Exhibit_BP06_en | 2024-05-24 | Not public |