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  1. UPC-Court of First Instance: Substantive decision on direct Infringement arising from the supply of components

    The patent in suit protects an enclosure for flower beds and lawns consisting of at least two sheet metal strips that can be connected to one another at their ends, which are folded over at least along their upper longitudinal edges and form connecting ends in the area of their ends, wherein one...

  2. UPC-Court of First Instance: Substantive decision on an equivalent infringement

    The patent in suit protects a piece of furniture designed to accommodate washing machines, in which a retaining element for a support panel is provided, consisting of an L-shaped metal strip. In the pieces of furniture at issue, the retaining elements are made of plastic. The Hague Local Division...

  3. UPC-Court of First Instance: Substantive decision on a claim construction

    The patent protects a glazing system comprising two aluminum profiles that create a secure space for holding the glass panel in place. The profiles feature a self-locking mechanism, wherein a grooved rubber beading positioned between the glass panel and the profiles generates external forces that...

  4. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision on the extension of the time limit for the Statement of grounds of appeal

    The defendants’ representatives request that the deadline for lodging the Statement of grounds of appeal be extended by two weeks, as the patent attorney handling the case is unable to devote the necessary time and resources to prepare the grounds of appeal due to various professional constraints,...

  5. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision on the confidentiality order

    The plaintiff requests that the unredacted complaint and certain confidential exhibits be made available only to the defendant’s counsel. The trial court grants the request for confidentiality in part; in addition to the defendant’s counsel, three of the defendant’s employees are also granted access....

  6. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision concerning an application to annul a decision of the Office to reject a request for unitary effect

    Rule 91 RoP, which provides for an interlocutory revision by the EPO, does not apply to an expedited action against an EPO decision concerning an application to annul a decision rejecting a request for unitary effect. In view of the three-week period within which an application for reversal may be...

  7. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision on the ban of written submissions after an oral hearing

    Following the oral hearing before the trial court, the plaintiff filed a request together with a written statement in which she summarized once again the main arguments she had presented at the hearing in response to the introduction by the appellate court. The appellate court will disregard the...

  8. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision concerning simultaneous interpretation at an oral hearing

    In the absence of any consent by the Court to hear witnesses or experts at an oral hearing in a language other than the language of the proceedings, and absent any interpretation need for the judges, a request for simultaneous interpretation during the oral hearing must be justified by the requesting...

  9. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision on an application for a CJEU preliminary ruling

    A need for interpretation of EU law in the context of application of the UPCA and/or the RoP can arise when, for instance, a provision of the UPCA or the RoP implements or relates to a directive, a regulation, or to an international agreement such as the Lugano Convention where the EU is a contracting...

  10. UPC-Court of Appeal: Procedural decision on change of claim

    Where the grounds for the decision are not yet available, the assumption of a manifest error in the contested decision may, as a rule, only be made if the existence of an obvious error can be established without knowledge of the grounds for the decision. This may, for example, be the case where the...

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