Patent case: Meril Italy srl vs. Edwards Lifesciences Corp., UPC

In a revocation action the patent may be amended by the patent proprietor. According to Rule 30 RoP this should be done with an application; for subsequent amendments the explicit approval of the court should be sought. In the present case the patent proprietor tried to introduce amendments that had also been filed in another UPC proceeding and also requested the joining of these cases.

Case date: 27 February 2024

Case number: CFI 255/20237184/2024

Court: UPC Central Division of the Court of First Instance Paris

A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law