Application RoP262.1 (b)
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Huawei v Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (CoA, 29 June 2026)
Decisions of the judge-rapporteur on public access to written pleadings and evidence under Rule 262.1(b) RoP are subject to review by the panel under Rule 333, whose notion of a case management decision or order calls for a broad interpretation (para.
Read the analysisHuawei Technologies v Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (CoA, 29 June 2026)
By order of 29 June 2026 (UPC_CoA_52/2026), panel 3 of the Court of Appeal dismissed Huawei's appeal against the decision of the Munich Local Division of 26 March 2026, which had upheld access for the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan…
Read the analysisAnker Innovations Deutschland v Koninklijke Philips (CoA, 27 May 2026)
By order of 27 May 2026 (UPC_CoA_39/2026), given in German by the judge-rapporteur, the Court of Appeal grants the request of Anker Innovations Deutschland, sued by Philips in parallel proceedings on EP 2 867 997, for access to the pleadings and exhibits…
Read the analysisHuawei v MediaTek (CFI, UPC_CFI_1235/2025, 26 March 2026)
Read the French analysisHuawei v MediaTek (CFI, UPC_CFI_1234/2025, 26 March 2026)
In an order of 26 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_1234/2025), the Munich Local Division upholds its judge-rapporteur's decision of 27 January 2026 granting the law firm Quinn Emanuel partial, redacted access to the pleadings in Huawei v MediaTek (UPC_CFI_248/2025 and UPC_CFI_668/2025, EP 3 905…
Read the analysisGowling WLG v ZENTIVA PORTUGAL (CFI, 6 March 2026)
By an order of 6 March 2026 (UPC_CFI_282/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Lisbon Local Division largely granted Gowling WLG's request, as a member of the public under Rule 262.1(b) RoP, for access to the pleadings in the provisional measures proceedings between Boehringer…
Read the analysisHuawei v MediaTek (CFI, 26 February 2026)
In a procedural order of 26 February 2026 (UPC_CFI_1235/2025, EP 4 142 215), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division amended his own order of 27 January 2026, which had largely granted the law firm Quinn Emanuel access to the parties' written…
Read the analysisGowling WLG v Sumi Agro (CoA, 24 February 2026)
By decision of 24 February 2026 (UPC_CoA_10/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal granted Gowling WLG, a non-party firm, access to ten pleadings and documents in the appeal Sumi Agro v Syngenta (UPC_CoA_523/2024, EP 2 152 073), subject to redaction of…
Read the analysisGowling WLG v Boehringer Ingelheim International (CoA, 24 February 2026)
In a decision of 24 February 2026 (UPC_CoA_9/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal partly granted the law firm Gowling WLG access to three written pleadings lodged on appeal in the dispute between Boehringer Ingelheim and Zentiva Portugal concerning EP 1…
Read the analysisGowling WLG v Merz Therapeutics (CFI, 19 February 2026)
In an order of 19 February 2026 (UPC_CFI_283/2026), the Paris Local Division partly granted the law firm Gowling WLG access to the file of the provisional measures proceedings between Merz and Viatris Santé (UPC_CFI_697/2025), concerning EP 2 377 536 and supplementary protection…
Read the analysisHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer (applicant) in Insulet v EOFLow (CoA, 22 December 2025)
The judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal, sitting alone, grants Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP access to Insulet Corporation’s Statement of Appeal and to a redacted version of EOFLow Co., Ltd.’s Statement of Response in appeal UPC_CoA_768/2024 (EP 4 201 327), decided…
Read the analysisDocket Navigator (applicant) in Sumi Agro v Syngenta (CoA, 19 December 2025)
The judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal, sitting alone, rejects the request of Docket Navigator, which runs a patent litigation tracking platform, for access to the written pleadings and evidence in appeal UPC_CoA_523/2024 between Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited…
Read the analysisXXX v Abbott Diabetes Care (CFI, 17 December 2025)
In an order of 17 December 2025, The Hague Local Division (presiding judge and judge-rapporteur sitting alone) refused a third party's request for access to the file of provisional measures proceedings UPC_CFI_830/2025, brought by Abbott Diabetes Care against MicroTech Medical (Hangzhou) and…
Read the analysisHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP v Insulet (CFI, 16 October 2025)
In an order of 16 October 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Central Division partly granted Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's request for access to the file of the proceedings Insulet v EOFLOW (UPC_CFI_380/2024).
Read the analysisTaylor Wessing v NEC (CFI, 26 August 2025)
By an order of 26 August 2025 (ORD_33611/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division granted the law firm Taylor Wessing, acting as a member of the public, access in redacted form to six pleadings in NEC's infringement action against TCL (UPC_CFI_487/2023,…
Read the analysisRenault v Avago Technologies International Sales (CFI, 30 July 2025)
By an order of 30 July 2025 (UPC_CFI_208/2024 and UPC_CFI_504/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division granted the request for access to the file made by Renault SAS, a third party which the proprietor had accused of infringement out of court,…
Read the analysisAcer Computer v Nokia Technologies (CFI, ORD_21985/2025, 30 June 2025)
By order of 30 June 2025, Judge Visser, presiding judge and judge rapporteur (Paris Central Division), granted Acer Computer access to the statement for revocation and its exhibits, the defence, the reply and the rejoinder in HP Printing and Computing Solutions' revocation…
Read the analysisAcer Computer v Nokia Technologies (CFI, ORD_22022/2025, 30 June 2025)
By an order of 30 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_181/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division granted Acer Computer access to the application to amend the patent and its exhibits, the defence to that application and the reply, filed in HP Printing and…
Read the analysisBardehle Pagenberg v Nokia Technologies (CFI, ORD_26783/2025, 30 June 2025)
Read the French analysisBardehle Pagenberg v Nokia Technologies (CFI, ORD_26760/2025, 30 June 2025)
By an order of 30 June 2025 (UPC_CFI_181/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division granted the firm Bardehle Pagenberg, as a member of the public, access to the statement for revocation, the defence, the reply and the rejoinder, with their exhibits,…
Read the analysisNicoventures Trading v NJOY Netherlands (CoA, 25 April 2025)
By order of 25 April 2025 (UPC_CoA_7/2025, APL_322/2025, App_13352/2025), Judge-rapporteur Simonsson (Court of Appeal, Panel 2) granted Nicoventures Trading immediate access to five pleadings and exhibits in NJOY Netherlands' appeal against an order of the Paris Central Division of 5 November 2024…
Read the analysisNicoventures Trading v Juul Labs (CoA, ORD_17094/2025, 25 April 2025)
By an order of 25 April 2025 (UPC_CoA_237/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal granted Nicoventures Trading, an opponent before the EPO, immediate access to the statement of appeal and the response to a request for correction filed by Juul Labs…
Read the analysisNicoventures Trading v Juul Labs (CoA, ORD_13786/2025, 25 April 2025)
Read the French analysisLIFE 365 v HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (CFI, 18 April 2025)
By procedural order of 18 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_358/2023, ORD_7615/2025), the Paris Local Division (Judge-rapporteur Lignières) partly granted LIFE 365 S.R.L.
Read the analysisLIFE 365 – LIFE365 ITALY (CFI, 18 April 2025)
Read the French analysisAccord Healthcare v Novartis (CFI, 10 April 2025)
By order of 10 April 2025 (UPC_CFI_698/2024, ORD_12069/2025), Judge-rapporteur Postiglione (Milan Central Division) granted ALIUD PHARMA, a third party to the action for a declaration of non-infringement of EP 2 501 384 brought by Accord Healthcare against Novartis, access to the statement…
Read the analysisDolby International v Beko Germany (CFI, 9 April 2025)
Read the French analysisAMPERSAND Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten v Panasonic Holdings (CFI, 26 March 2025)
By order of 26 March 2025 (UPC_CFI_210/2023, ORD_5519/2025), Judge-rapporteur Tochtermann, presiding judge of the Mannheim Local Division, provisionally and partly granted the law firm AMPERSAND Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten access to the file in Panasonic Holdings' infringement action on EP 2 568 724…
Read the analysisBhagat Textile Engineers v Oerlikon Textile (CFI, 20 February 2025)
By order of 20 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_240/2023, ACT_549550/2023, ORD_4166/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (Judge Zana) refused Bhagat Textile Engineers, applying as a member of the public (Rule 262.1(b)), access to the file of the counterclaim for revocation brought by…
Read the analysisSTADAPHARM v ACCORD HEALTHCARE (CFI, 3 February 2025)
Read the French analysisSTADAPHARM v Novartis (CFI, 3 February 2025)
By an order of 3 February 2025 (UPC_CFI_698/2024, ORD_68703/2024), the Milan Central Division (Judges Postiglione, presiding and rapporteur, Knijff and Werner) dismissed the request by STADAPHARM, a non-party, for access to the file in the action for a declaration of non-infringement brought…
Read the analysisAvago Technologies International Sales v Tesla Germany (CFI, 27 January 2025)
By an order of 27 January 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Local Division (Judge Zigann) granted a patent attorney, acting on his own behalf, access to the file of the counterclaim for revocation (CC_581177/2023) lodged in the infringement action brought by…
Read the analysisSuinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing v Microsoft (CFI, 24 January 2025)
By an order of 24 January 2025 (dated 2024 in the text by mistake), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (Judge Catallozzi) rejected the request of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO (epi) for access to the pleadings and…
Read the analysisEdwards Lifesciences v Meril Life Sciences (CFI, 21 January 2025)
Read the French analysisNanoString Technologies Europe v President and Fellows of Harvard College (CFI, 3 January 2025)
By an order of 3 January 2025 (UPC_CFI_252/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Central Division (Judge Kupecz) granted Berggren Oy access to the written pleadings and evidence in NanoString Technologies Europe's revocation action against President and Fellows of Harvard College (EP2794928), which…
Read the analysisHARTING Electric Stiftung v PHOENIX CONTACT (CFI, 20 December 2024)
By an order of 20 December 2024 (UPC_CFI_342/2024, ACT_37621/2024), the presiding judge of panel 2 of the Munich Local Division, acting as judge-rapporteur, granted HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co.
Read the analysisSanofi-Aventis Deutschland v Amgen (CFI, ORD_47238/2024, 22 October 2024)
By order of 22 October 2024 (ORD_47238/2024, UPC_CFI_1/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Central Division granted the firm Dehns, as a member of the public, access to the written pleadings and evidence in the revocation action (ACT_459505/2023) recorded in the Sanofi v…
Read the analysisDehns v Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (CFI, 22 October 2024)
By order of 22 October 2024 (ORD_47235/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Central Division (A. Kupecz) granted the firm Dehns access to the written pleadings and evidence recorded in the counterclaim for revocation CC_586764/2023 between Regeneron and Amgen concerning EP 3 666…
Read the analysisSanofi-Aventis Deutschland v Amgen (CFI, ORD_47230/2024, 22 October 2024)
By order of 22 October 2024 (ORD_47230/2024, UPC_CFI_1/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Central Division granted the firm Dehns, as a member of the public, access to the written pleadings and evidence relating to the application to amend the patent (APP_590836/2023) filed…
Read the analysisSWAT Medical v Meril Italy (CFI, 14 October 2024)
By order of 14 October 2024 (ORD_36095/2024, App_33486/2024, App_33487/2024, App_33489/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi) granted SWAT Medical and a board member and investor of that company access to all pleadings and evidence in revocation action UPC_CFI_255/2023 and…
Read the analysisMeril Italy v Edwards Lifesciences (CFI, 23 September 2024)
By an order of 23 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_189/2024, ACT_22275/2024, App_33484/2024, ORD_36092/2024), the judge-rapporteur of panel 2 of the Paris Central Division (P.
Read the analysisKIPA (CFI, ORD_36456/2024, 18 September 2024)
Read the French analysisEdwards Lifesciences v Meril Lifesciences (CFI, 18 September 2024)
By a procedural order delivered on 18 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_8/2023, ACT_459769/2023, ORD_36465/2024), the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division (S. Johansson, presiding, K.
Read the analysisKIPA (CFI, ORD_36465/2024, 18 September 2024)
Read the French analysisKIPA (CFI, ORD_36468/2024, 18 September 2024)
Read the French analysisKIPA (CFI, ORD_36466/2024, 18 September 2024)
Read the French analysisBallinno v UEFA (CFI, 17 September 2024)
By an order of 17 September 2024 (UPC_CFI_151/2024, ACT_16267/2024, ORD_40128/2024 and ORD_52214/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Hamburg Local Division (S. Schilling) granted, in redacted form, the request by the firm Powell Gilbert LLP for access to the pleadings and evidence in the…
Read the analysisAstellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine v Healios K.K (CFI, 22 August 2024)
By order of 22 August 2024 (UPC_CFI_75/2023, ACT_464985/2023, ORD_591107/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Central Division (A.
Read the analysisSWARCO Futurit Verkehrssignalsysteme v STRABAG Infrastructure & Safety Solutions (CFI, 12 August 2024)
By order of 12 August 2024 (UPC_CFI_33/2024, APP_36807/2024), the presiding judge and judge-rapporteur of the Vienna Local Division dismissed the application under Rule 262.1(b) RoP by DMV industrijski kontrolni sistemi, a competitor of the claimant, for access to the Statement of Claim,…
Read the analysisPowell Gilbert LLP v Abbott Diabetes Care (CFI, 29 July 2024)
Read the French analysisMathys & Squire LLP v BITZER Electronics (CFI, 29 July 2024)
By order of 29 July 2024 (UPC_CFI_263/2023, ORD_37073/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division granted Mathys & Squire LLP access under Rule 262.1(b) RoP to all written pleadings and evidence in the revocation action between BITZER Electronics and Carrier Corporation concerning…
Read the analysisAbbott Diabetes Care v Sibio Technology (CFI, 29 July 2024)
By order of 29 July 2024 (ORD_39917/2024, UPC_CFI_130/2024, ACT_14944/2024), the judge-rapporteur of The Hague Local Division granted the firm Powell Gilbert access to the written pleadings and evidence in the provisional measures proceedings brought by Abbott Diabetes Care against Sibio Technology and…
Read the analysisNicoventures Trading v NJOY Netherlands (CFI, 24 April 2024)
By an order of 24 April 2024 (UPC_CFI_316/2023, ACT_571808/2023, App_587265/2023, ORD_587436/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (M. Haedicke) granted Nicoventures Trading Limited, a third party to the revocation action brought by NJOY Netherlands B.V.
Read the analysisBITZER Electronics v Carrier (CFI, 6 March 2024)
By an order of 6 March 2024 (UPC_CFI_263/2023, ACT_555899/2023, App_6758/2024), the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Central Division (P. Catallozzi) rejected Martin Lionel's application for public access in the revocation action on EP 3 414 708 brought by BITZER Electronics A/S against Carrier…
Read the analysisOcado Innovation v Autostore (CoA, 10 January 2024)
By order of 10 January 2024 (UPC_CoA_404/2023, App_584498/2023), the Court of Appeal held inadmissible the applications of two firms, Mathys & Squire LLP and Bristows (Ireland) LLP, to intervene in Ocado's appeal against an order granting a third party access to its…
Read the analysisMathys & Squire v Astellas (CFI, 28 December 2023)
By an order of 28 December 2023 (UPC_CFI_75/2023, ACT_464985/2023), the judge-rapporteur of the Munich Central Division (A.
Read the analysisA v Progress Maschinen & Automation (CFI, 4 December 2023)
By an order of the judge-rapporteur of the Milan Local Division (P.
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