2026-04-10 - LD Lisbon - Boehringer Ingelheim v. Zentiva - UPC_CFI_858/2025
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_858/2025
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Lisbon (PT) Local Division
- Art:
- Order
- Parteien:
- BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH v. ZENTIVA PORTUGAL, LDA.
Kernaussage: Infringement action disposed as devoid of purpose under R.
2026-04-10 - LD Lisbon - Boehringer Ingelheim
v.
Zentiva - UPC_CFI_858/2025
notable
Infringement action disposed as devoid of purpose under R. 360 RoP. Boehringer had obtained a preliminary injunction from the CoA (UPC_CoA_446/2025) and filed the merits action per R. 213 RoP. After the patent expired, the claimant sought R. 360 disposal. The Lisbon LD granted disposal, holding that the claimant no longer had a legal interest since all requests were conditioned on the patent being in force. The defendant's arguments based on R. 213 and R. 354.2 RoP compensation rights were rejected as inapplicable. On costs, the court applied the CoA's equity framework (UPC_CoA_2/2024): where mootness results from objective circumstances not attributable to either party, each party bears its own costs.