UPC CoA 884/2025

At the UPC: Sibio Technology Limited (15 cases)·Abbott Group (67 cases)

• 2026-08-14
  AppealPublic

  Summary: Court of Appeal dismissed Sibio's appeal against the Paris Central Division's decision in the revocation action. Both the added-matter attack (intermediate generalisation) and the inventive-step attack failed, so Sibio's request for revocation of EP 3 831 283 is dismissed and the patent stands. Sibio bears Abbott's costs.

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  • added matter
  • intermediate generalisation
  • inventive step
• 2026-02-27
  Public

  Summary: The Court of Appeal (judge-rapporteur Rian Kalden, Panel 2) rejected Sibio Technology Limited's request for further exchanges of written pleadings (R. 36 RoP) in the appeal against the Paris Central Division's decision dismissing the revocation action concerning EP 3 831 283 and maintaining the patent as granted. Abbott's auxiliary requests, already submitted and admitted at first instance, are part of the appeal proceedings without requiring re-filing. The written procedure is closed and the oral phase opened.

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  • Request for further written pleadings under R. 36 RoP
  • Admissibility of auxiliary requests on appeal (R. 222.1 and 222.2 RoP)
  • Right to be heard vs. efficiency of proceedings
  • Cross-appeal vs. auxiliary requests by respondent