Decisions

Date	Case	Division	Action	Motion	Outcome	Summary
2024-07-10	ORD_35569/2024	Mannheim LD	Generic Order	Procedural	Procedural only	The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order in MED-EL v Advanced Bionics (UPC_CFI_410/2023, EP 4 074 373) concerning the referral of the counterclaim for revocation and patent amendment request to the Central Division. Following a parallel central revocation action (ACT_576555/2023, UPC_CFI_338/2023) which was already near completion, the Court addressed the question of whether to refer the counterclaim and the parties' submissions on that issue.
2024-02-22	ORD_7587/2024	Mannheim LD	Generic Order	Procedural	Procedural only	The Mannheim Local Division decided, under R. 37.2 and Art. 33(3) UPCA, to hear Panasonic Holdings Corporation's infringement action and OPPO's counterclaims for revocation and FRAND licence together before the same panel, finding joint adjudication efficient and consistent with uniform claim interpretation.
2024-02-22	UPC_APP_597898/2023	Mannheim LD	Infringement Action	Procedural	Procedural only	The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order in MED-EL v. Advanced Bionics, denying the defendants' application to refer the infringement proceedings to the Central Division and deferring the question of a stay of infringement proceedings pending parallel Central Division revocation proceedings to a later stage, after the full written procedure is complete.