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6 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.
Cases Presided Over
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Vivo Mobile Communication Iberia SL, Vivo Tech GmbH, and Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. v.Sun Patent Trust
This procedural order from the Paris Local Division of the Unified Patent Court concerns an infringement action (UPC_CFI_361/2025) involving European Patent EP3852468 owned by Sun Patent Trust against three Vivo entities. The court addressed Vivo's request for clarification regarding the starting point of the time limits for filing a Preliminary Objection (PO) and Statement of Defense (SoD), following a contested confidentiality regime order. The court ruled that the time limits began running on July 31, 2025, but granted a limited three-week extension, requiring Vivo to file any PO by September 28, 2025 and the SoD by November 28, 2025.
Progress Maschinen & Automation AG v.AWM s.r.l. and Schnell S.p.A.
This is a procedural order issued by the Milan Local Division following an interim conference in proceedings between Progress Maschinen & Automation AG (claimant) and AWM s.r.l. and Schnell S.p.A. (defendants). The order addresses several procedural matters including the admissibility of a new auxiliary request amendment (AR4), withdrawn requests for evidence production and translation, and the scheduling of the oral hearing. The parties were granted a fifteen-day period to negotiate agreement on the value of the actions and legal costs.
Progress Maschinen & Automation AG v.AWM s.r.l. and Schnell S.p.A.
This is an interim conference order from the Milan Local Division in proceedings concerning an infringement action and a counterclaim for revocation. The order addresses several procedural matters including the admissibility of a new auxiliary request (AR4) amendment, withdrawn requests for evidence production and translation, and the scheduling of the oral hearing. The judge-rapporteur referred the admissibility of the AR4 amendment to the Panel for assessment at the oral hearing and granted the parties a fifteen-day period to negotiate agreement on the value of the actions and costs.
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. v.Dexcom Inc., Dexcom International Limited, Dexcom France SAS
This procedural order concerns an application by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. under Rule 191 of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court, seeking an order requiring Dexcom entities to disclose the full distribution chain of the allegedly infringing Dexcom G6 and G7 Systems across all Relevant Contracting Member States. The Paris Local Division dismissed the application, finding it admissible in principle but not sufficiently justified or proportionate, given that Abbott had deliberately chosen to sue only one of many distributors. The Court held that Abbott could request more targeted information on the role of each defendant after a decision on the merits.
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. v.Dexcom Inc., Dexcom France SAS, Dexcom International Limited
This is a procedural order from the Paris Local Division concerning an infringement action filed by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. against three Dexcom entities regarding European Patent EP3988471. The order addresses the extension and alignment of deadlines for filing the Statement of Defence, following difficulties with service of the Statement of Claim. The Judge-Rapporteur aligned the starting point for the Statement of Defence period for all three defendants to 15/01/2024, with the deadline set at 15/04/2024.
DexCom, Inc. v.Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Abbott France, Abbott, Abbott B.V., Abbott S.r.l., Abbott Scandinavia Aktiebolag, Abbott Oy, Abbott Gesellschaft m.b.H., Abbott Laboratories A/S, Abbott GmbH, Abbott Diagnostics GmbH, Abbott Logistics B.V., and Newyu, Inc.
This is a procedural order from the Paris Local Division concerning an infringement action brought by DexCom, Inc. against fourteen defendants, primarily comprising various Abbott entities and Newyu, Inc., regarding European Patent EP3831282. The order addresses service difficulties and aligns the deadline for filing the Statement of Defence across all defendants. The Judge-Rapporteur accepted the parties' agreed extension, setting the Statement of Defence deadline to 15 March 2024, with the starting point aligned to 15 December 2023.
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