2025-09-05 - LD Mannheim - Centripetal v. Keysight Technologies - UPC_CFI_414/2024
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_414/2024
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Mannheim (DE) Local Division
- Art:
- Application Order
- Parteien:
- Centripetal v. Keysight
Kernaussage: The Mannheim LD rejected the defendant's request to stay proceedings pending an EPO opposition hearing (scheduled 27 November 2025) where a preliminary opinion found added matter.
2025-09-05 - LD Mannheim - Centripetal
v.
Keysight Technologies - UPC_CFI_414/2024
notable
The Mannheim LD rejected the defendant's request to stay proceedings pending an EPO opposition hearing (scheduled 27 November 2025) where a preliminary opinion found added matter. The court held that the UPC case was ripe for full hearing on 9/10 October 2025, including validity. The UPC decision would be issued before the EPO hearing, thereby having bearing on the EPO case and avoiding conflicting decisions. The court noted that the EPO's reasoned written decision would only be available a considerable time after the hearing, and the consequences of any added matter finding remained unclear as the patent might be upheld in restricted form.