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ARTICLE · 18 FEBRUARY 2025

LD Munich, February 12, 2025, Procedural Order, UPC_CFI_714/2024

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A case is not "pending before a division of the Court of First Instance" pursuant to Art. 33(2) UPCA, if it is pending in the appeal instance. It is pending before the Court of Appeal if the appeal was filed there.

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1. Key takeaways

LD Munich competent to hear an infringement action, although appeal before the Court of Appeal is pending between the same parties regarding an action for provisional measures based on the same patent that was filed in first instance with the LD Düsseldorf

A case is not "pending before a division of the Court of First Instance" pursuant to Art. 33(2) UPCA, if it is pending in the appeal instance. It is pending before the Court of Appeal if the appeal was filed there.

2. Division

LD Munich

3. UPC number

UPC_CFI_714/2024, App_67626/2024, ORD_68717/2024

4. Type of proceedings

Preliminary objection

5. Parties

Claimant: biolitec Holding GmbH & Co. KG

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