Emanuela Germano
4 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.
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Sumi Agro Limited & Sumi Agro Europe Limited v.Syngenta Limited
The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court permitted the withdrawal of an application for rehearing filed by Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited against Syngenta Limited concerning patent EP 2 152 073. Both parties jointly requested withdrawal following settlement discussions, and the court ordered a 60% reimbursement of the 2,500 € court fee (1,500 €) to Sumi while dismissing the remainder of their requests, including the request for a full waiver of fees.
Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. & Meril GmbH v.Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
This is an appeal decision from the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court concerning the allocation of costs after Meril submitted a cease and desist declaration during provisional measures proceedings brought by Edwards Lifesciences over European Patent EP 3 763 331. The Court of Appeal held that when a defendant submits a cease and desist declaration after proceedings are initiated, the plaintiff is generally the prevailing party, and dismissed Meril's appeal, ordering Meril to bear the costs of the appeal proceedings.
Advanced Bionics AG, Advanced Bionics GmbH, Advanced Bionics SARL v.MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H.
The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court dismissed an appeal by Advanced Bionics against the rejection of its request to change the language of proceedings from German to English in an infringement action concerning EP 4 074 373. The court held that the President of the Court of First Instance correctly refused the language change, given that the parties are based in countries where German is an official language, and that a change at this advanced stage of the proceedings would create practical difficulties.
Advanced Bionics Sarl , Advanced Bionics AG, Advanced Bionics GmbH v.MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H.
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