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UPC CoA 634/2024
Oct 29, 2024·EP3646825: A SYSTEM COMPRISING A PROSTHETIC VALVE AND A DELIVERY CATHETER
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain Appeal
- Parties
- RespondentsReps: Erik Krahbichler
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Technology
- Pharmaceutical & Medical
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Feb 12, 2025
- Last decision
- May 5, 2025
Decisions
- 2025-05-05Default judgmentDecision By Default
The Court of Appeal addressed procedural issues in Meril Italy's appeal, ruling that a decision issued when the respondent was not properly represented constitutes a default decision subject to Rule 356.1 RoP, and that unrepresented public members may not be granted access to pleadings under Rule 262.1(b) RoP.
Legal issues:Decision by default (Rule 356.1/235.3 RoP)Public access to register (Rule 262.1(b) RoP)Representation requirement - 2025-02-12Generic Order
The Court of Appeal ruled that lawyers and European Patent Attorneys are not exempt from the mandatory representation requirement under Rule 8.1 RoP when they are themselves parties before the UPC, and that representation is a public policy requirement the court may raise at any time.
Legal issues:Mandatory representation (Rule 8.1 RoP)Self-representation by lawyers/patent attorneysPublic access to register (Rule 262.1 RoP)
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| action.phaseChange.caseClose | 2025-09-24 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated | 2025-06-16 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-05-06 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-05-05 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-05-05 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-05-05 | Not public |
| Decision | 2025-05-05 | Public |
| Interim-Conference-Decision | 2025-05-05 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-03-20 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-03-20 | Not public |
| Meril Italy Request for a reasoned decision under R. 235.3 RoP | 2025-03-19 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 6 | 2025-03-19 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 5 | 2025-03-19 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 5 | 2025-03-19 | Not public |
| Meril Italy Request for a reasoned decision under R. 235.3 RoP | 2025-03-19 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 6 | 2025-03-19 | Not public |
| Letter_UPC_Response_signed | 2025-02-26 | Not public |
| Application to change a representative (RoP293) [Appointment of new Representative] | 2025-02-26 | Not public |
| Final order February 2025 | 2025-02-12 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-02-12 | Not public |
| Order on representation 12 February 2025 | 2025-02-12 | Public |
| Order on representation 12 February 2025 | 2025-02-12 | Not public |
| COMMENTS ON THE ORDER OF 4 DECEMBER 2024 | 2024-12-12 | Not public |
| Meril Italy Comments Pursuant to R. 264 RoP 12 12 24 | 2024-12-12 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 4 | 2024-12-12 | Not public |
| Order of 4 December 2024 APL 58930 | 2024-12-04 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-12-01 | Not public |
| Statement of Response | 2024-12-01 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2024-11-15 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 1 | 2024-11-14 | Not public |
| Formal response to the request for amendments Meril Italy 14 11 24 | 2024-11-14 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 3 | 2024-11-14 | Not public |
| Statement of appeal and statement of grounds of appeal Meril Italy 29 10 24 | 2024-11-14 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 2 | 2024-11-14 | Not public |
| Amended Statement of appeal and statement of grounds of appeal Meril Italy 14 11 24 | 2024-11-14 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Request-for-correction | 2024-11-13 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2024-10-29 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 1 | 2024-10-29 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 3 | 2024-10-29 | Not public |
| Statement of appeal and statement of grounds of appeal Meril Italy 29 10 24 | 2024-10-29 | Not public |
| Gide Exhibit 2 | 2024-10-29 | Not public |