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UPC CoA 511/2024
Sep 4, 2024
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain appeal
- Parties
- Claimants
- Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.Operating co.
- Meril GmbHOperating co.
- SMIS INTERNATIONAL OÜOperating co.
- SORMEDICA, UABOperating co.
- INTERLUX, UABOperating co.
- VAB-LOGISTIK, UABOperating co.
Representatives- Roman Hans-Werner Wuertenberger-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Andreas von Falck-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Kerstin Jonen-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Alexander Klicznik-Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Lars-Fabian Blume-Hogan Lovells International LLP
Respondents- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationOperating co.
Representatives- Jens Olsson-Gulliksson
- Bryce Matthewson-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Siddarth Kusumakar-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Adam Rimmer-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Bernhard Thum-Thum & Partner
- Jonas Weickert-Thum & Partner
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Nov 21, 2024
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Judge Klaus Grabinski | Locked |
| Judge Peter Blok | Locked |
| Judge Emmanuel Gougé | Locked |
At the UPC: Meril Group (60 cases)·Edwards Lifesciences Group (57 cases)
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Decisions
- 2024-11-21Appeal RoP220.2Public
Summary: The Court of Appeal addressed the conditions for staying infringement proceedings pending opposition proceedings before the EPO under Art. 33(10) UPCA and R.295(a) RoP. The Court held that a stay may be ordered where a rapid decision by the EPO Opposition Division can be expected, even if an appeal against that decision is likely.
Show the legal issues (6)
- Stay of proceedings
- Art. 33(10) UPCA
- R.295(a) RoP
- EPO opposition proceedings
- Parallel infringement and opposition proceedings
- Rapid decision by EPO
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-11-21 | Not public |
| DecisionOutcome | 2024-11-21 | Not public |
| Final order | 2024-11-21 | Public |
| Hearing reference | 2024-11-13 | Not public |
| Hearing reference | 2024-11-13 | Not public |
| interimProcedureClosure | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| summons | 2024-10-17 | Not public |
| Procedural order | 2024-10-17 | Public |
| Procedural order | 2024-10-17 | Public |
| Comments | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-10-14 | Not public |
| Comments | 2024-10-09 | Not public |
| Preliminary procedural order | 2024-10-07 | Not public |
| interimConferenceDecisionAppeal | 2024-10-07 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Exhibit EDW-APL-01 | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Statement of response | 2024-09-25 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-12 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-09-10 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-09-10 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-09-10 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-09-04 | Not public |
| Appeal | 2024-09-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit HL Stay 17 | 2024-09-04 | Not public |
| Exhibit HL Stay 18 | 2024-09-04 | Not public |