2024-08-08 - CoA - Alexion v. Amgen - UPC_CoA_405/2024

- It follows from Rule 278.1 and 2 RoP that written pleadings, like the Statement of grounds of appeal in the case-at-hand, are served by the Registry in the electronic CMS of the Court unless service cannot be effected by means of electronic communication. - Prior communication between the parties themselves of the written pleading via another electronic system like the German special electronic lawyer’s mailbox (besonderes elektronisches Anwaltspostfach, (beA)) cannot be considered as effective service under Rule 278.1 RoP.

Short order clarifying that the CMS, not the German "beA" (electronic communication system for lawyers) is decisive for service