SONN Patentanwälte – IP Attorneys

1. UPC Local Division: Separation of proceedings

   The claimant has brought infringement actions against 10 defendants, with defendants 1, 2, 7 and 8 being based in China. Pursuant to R 275.2 RoP, the Court may order that proceedings involving several defendants be heard in separate proceedings. Such a separation is useful and necessary in this case....

2. UPC Court of Appeal: Discretionary review

   The defendant filed a Preliminary objection under Rule 19 of the Rules of Procedure. The judge-rapporteur informed the parties in accordance with R 20.2 RoP that the objection was to be dealt with in the main proceedings. A request for review by the panel was rejected by the judge-rapporteur as the...