2024-12-20 - LD Mannheim - G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C. v. pharma-aktiva et al. - UPC_CFI_541/2024
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_541/2024
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Mannheim (DE) Local Division
- Art:
- Order
- Parteien:
- pharma-aktiva GmbH, Hofer Kommanditgesellschaft, ALDI Nord Deutschland Stiftung & Co. KG, ALDI SE & Co. KG, ALDI SÜD Dienstleistungs-SE & Co. oHG v. G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C. KG
Kernaussage: The Mannheim Local Division ordered a preliminary injunction in a case where the infringement was not disputed and validity found to be sufficiently certain.
2024-12-20 - LD Mannheim - G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C.
v.
pharma-aktiva et al. - UPC_CFI_541/2024
The Mannheim Local Division ordered a preliminary injunction in a case where the infringement was not disputed and validity found to be sufficiently certain. The Court explained its reasoning regarding the weighing of interests, taking into consideration the short remainder of the patent and the patentee's chances to enter the market. The Court however did not grant the request for the communication of information and accounting at this stage.
Nichtigkeitsgründe
Art. 138 EPCInventive Step
Patent survived (this ground)Art. 56 EPC · Art. 138(1)(a) EPC
“Respondents' obviousness attack starting from D1 in combination with D2 and/or D3 did not render invalidity predominantly likely; D2 is an insecticide-based teaching inconsistent with the objective problem, and the combination does not lead to the claimed weight-percentage ranges. [30]-[35]”
Insufficiency of Disclosure
Patent survived (this ground)Art. 83 EPC · Art. 138(1)(b) EPC
“Art. 138(1)(b) EPC sufficiency attack (missing viscosity reference temperature and measurement parameters) did not render invalidity predominantly likely; skilled person can derive temperature range from application context (room temperature at the human head) and would apply safety margins. [28]-[29]”
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