Zentiva France v Sanofi Mature IP (CFI, 24 January 2025)
| Date | 24 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| Court | CFI |
| Division | Munich (DE) Local Division |
| Type of action | Counterclaim for revocation |
| Registry reference | CC_49716/2024 · ORD_68846/2024 |
| Parties | Zentiva France, Zentiva, k.s., Zentiva Pharma GmbH v. Sanofi Mature IP |
Summary pending review. Official UPC registry metadata imported on 24 September 2026.
Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry
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Proceedings
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Parties
- defendantSanofi Mature IP10 decisions in the corpusFollow this party
- claimantZentiva, k.s5 decisions in the corpusFollow this party
- claimantZentiva Pharma GmbH3 decisions in the corpusFollow this party
- claimantZentiva France3 decisions in the corpusFollow this party
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Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals
No other decision in the corpus bears the same case number, and no appeal is documented in the corpus to date.
What the record states
- Nature of the act
- Counterclaim for revocation
- Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary)
- La division locale de Munich fixe la conférence intermédiaire au 17 juillet 2025 et les audiences du 14 au 17 octobre 2025 dans les procédures Sanofi relatives au brevet EP 2 493 466.
- Appeal
- No appeal documented in the corpus, this does not mean that no appeal was lodged.
- Instance
- First-instance decision, whether it has become final is not recorded.
Patents mentioned
EP 2 493 466mentioned in: summary of the decision, Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent
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Patents and standards
| Publication | Role in the dispute | Family | Standard and declaration | Pool | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EP 2 493 466Novel antitumoral use of cabazitaxel recorded proprietor: Sanofi SA | Patent at issue according to the summary or official headnote Also mentioned in 12 other decision(s): Sanofi v Reddy Pharma (CFI, 12 December 2025) · Accord Healthcare v Sanofi (Paris Judicial Court, RG 21/06416, 2024) · Sanofi v Accord Healthcare (CFI, ORD_69482/2024, 15 September 2025) · Sanofi v Accord Healthcare (CFI, ORD_69480/2024, 15 September 2025) · Sanofi v Accord Healthcare (CFI, 17 July 2025) · Sanofi v Zentiva France (CFI, 27 June 2025) · Sanofi v Accord Healthcare (CFI, 8 May 2025) · Medac v Sanofi Mature IP (CFI, 19 March 2025) | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded | Espacenet · European Patent Register existence and title of the publication checked on 30 October 2026 (Google Patents, Espacenet and Register links are not checked automatically) mentioned in: summary of the decision, Dhenne Avocats analysis |
The statuses “asserted in litigation”, “declared essential”, “listed by a pool” and “essentiality examined by a court” are distinct and may coexist. Validity, infringement and technical essentiality are different questions. Scope: patents cited in the decisions of the Dhenne Avocats corpus, with no essentiality score or prediction.
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