Local Division Munich UPC_CFI_145/2024 UPC_CFI_146/2024 UPC_CFI_147/2024 UPC_CFI_148/2024 UPC_CFI_374/2024 UPC_CFI_463/2024 UPC_CFI_496/2024 UPC_CFI_503/2024
Procedural Order
of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Local Division Munich issued on 24 January 2025
CLAIMANTS
Sanofi SA as successor of Sanofi Mature IP
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie as successor of Sanofi-Aventis France
(not a party in UPC_CFI 145/2024)
Sanofi-Aventis GmbH
Sanofi Belgium
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
Sanofi S.r.l.
Sanofi B.V.
Sanofi - Produtos Farmaceuticos Lda
Sanofi AB
Sanofi A/S
represented by:
Frédéric Chevallier (Herbert Smith Freehills).
UPC_CFI_145/2024
UPC_CFI_146/2024
UPC_CFI_147/2024
UPC_CFI_148/2024 UPC_CFI_374/2024
UPC_CFI_463/2024
UPC_CFI_496/2024
UPC_CFI_503/2024
DEFENDANTS -UPC_CFI_145/2024
Accord Healthcare S.L.U.
Accord Healthcare GmbH (AT)
Accord Healthcare BV
Accord Healthcare GmbH (DE)
Accord Healthcare Italia Srl
Accord Healthcare B.V.
Accord Healthcare, Unipessoal Lda.
Accord Healthcare AB
represented by: Jules Fabre, Arjan Reijns, Louise Millot (Pinsent Mason).
DEFENDANTS -UPC_CFI_146/2024
STADAPHARM GmbH 2) STADA Arzneimittel AG 3) STADA Nordic ApS
represented by:
Daniel Hoppe (Bonabry).
DEFENDANTS -UPC_CFI_147/2024
Reddy Pharma SAS
betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
Dr Reddy's Srl
represented by:
Dr. Christian Meyer (Maiwald)
Dr. Andreas Ledl (Maiwald).
DEFENDANTS -UPC_CFI_148/2024
Zentiva France
Zentiva Pharma GmbH
Zentiva, k.s.
represented by:
Dr. Anja Lunze (Taylor Wessing)
Dr. Elisabeth Greiner (df-mp).
PATENT AT ISSUE
European patent n° 2 493 466
PANEL/DIVISION
Panel 1 of the Local Division Munich
UPC_CFI_145/2024
UPC_CFI_146/2024
UPC_CFI_147/2024
UPC_CFI_148/2024 UPC_CFI_374/2024
UPC_CFI_463/2024
UPC_CFI_496/2024
UPC_CFI_503/2024
DECIDING JUDGE/S
This order has been issued by the Presiding Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann acting as judgerapporteur.
LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
English
SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS
Scheduling of Interim Conference and Oral Hearing for Counterclaims
ORDER
The date of the Interim Conference by videoconference is set for 17 July 2025, 10.00 a.m.
The dates for the oral hearings in person at Denisstr. 3 in Munich are set for 14-17 October 2025, 9.00 a.m.
The Interim Conference and the Oral Hearing will be held together, unless confidentiality issues arise.
INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEW BY PANEL
Any party may request that this Order be referred to the panel for a review pursuant to R. 333 RoP. Pending review, the Order shall be effective (R. 102.2 RoP).
INFORMATION ABOUT ORAL HEARING HELD IN COURT
The oral hearing shall be open to the public unless the Court decides to make it, to the extent necessary, confidential in the interests of one or both parties or third parties or in the general interest of justice or public order (R. 115 RoP).
INFORMATION ABOUT AUDIO RECORDING
The oral hearing shall be audio recorded. The recording shall be made available at the premises of the Court to the parties or their representatives after the oral hearing (R. 115 RoP).
INFORMATION ABOUT ABSENCE OR DELAY OF A REPRESENTATIVE
A decision by default may be given, upon request, against a party that was duly summoned but fails to appear at the oral hearing (R. 355.1 (b) RoP.
INFORMATION ABOUT DECISION BY DEFAULT
Should a party fail to comply with the present Order within the time period specified, a decision by default may be given in accordance with R. 355 RoP (R. 103.1, last subparagraph and .2 RoP).
UPC_CFI_145/2024
UPC_CFI_146/2024
UPC_CFI_147/2024
UPC_CFI_148/2024 UPC_CFI_374/2024
UPC_CFI_463/2024
UPC_CFI_496/2024
UPC_CFI_503/2024
INFORMATION ABOUT AUDIO RECORDING
The oral hearing and the interim conference shall be recorded on audiotape / videotape. The recording shall be made available at the premises of the Court to the parties or their representatives after the interim conference (R. 106 RoP).
DETAILS OF THE ORDER
Order no. ORD_68853/2024 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_16119/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_374/2024
Action type:
Infringement Action
Order no. ORD_68850/2024 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_16112/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_463/2024
Action type:
Infringement Action
Order no. ORD_68851/2024 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_16116/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_496/2024
Action type:
Infringement Action
Order no. ORD_68846/2024 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_16120/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_503/2024
Action type:
Infringement Action
Dr. Zigann Presiding Judge