2026-10-12 - CoA - Promosome v. BioNTech et al. - UPC-COA-0000146/2026
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC-COA-0000146/2026
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of Appeal - Luxembourg (LU)
- Art:
- Order
- Parteien:
- Promosome LLC v. BioNTech SE, BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH , BioNTech Manufacturing Marburg GmbH , BioNTech Innovative Manufacturing Services GmbH , BioNTech Europe GmbH , Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV , Pfizer SAS, Pfizer AB , Pfizer, Inc.
Kernaussage: The judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal rejected the appellants' applications under R.
2026-10-12 - CoA - Promosome
v.
BioNTech et al. - UPC-COA-0000146/2026
routine
The judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal rejected the appellants' applications under R. 9.3(a) RoP to extend the four-month time period for lodging the Statements of grounds of appeal in three parallel appeals against the Munich Local Division's decision of 7 July 2026. The Court exercises its discretion with regard to all circumstances, the reasons given, the effect on the efficient and fair conduct of proceedings and the other parties' rights of defence, and the UPCA Preamble's aim of expeditious decisions. A heavy workload from other matters, school holidays and absences in the legal team were foreseeable and do not justify an extension, particularly where the representatives already handled the first-instance proceedings. That no oral hearing date has yet been fixed does not change the result, and the respondents' opposition and their interest in prompt resolution weigh against the request.