CD Munich, 24 January 2024, Procedural Order And Information On Next Steps, UPC_CFI_1/2023

1. Key takeaways

There is no automatic right to reply to a rejoinder

The UPC proceedings are generally front-loaded (e.g., Preamble RoP 7). Therefore, the exchange of written pleadings is normally limited in accordance with Rule 43 RoP.

A request for the admission of a brief in response to a rejoinder in the written procedure is not premature

It does not follow from the fact that the judge-rapporteur may order the production of further pleadings and evidence in the interim procedure, that a request aiming at this, which was made before closure of the written procedure, is as such premature and should for that reason be rejected.

2. Division

Munich Central Division