2024-12-30 - LD Hamburg - Nera Innovations v. Xiaomi - UPC_CFI_173/2024
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_173/2024
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Hamburg (DE) Local Division
- Art:
- Application Order
- Parteien:
- Nera Innovations Ltd. v. Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd., Xiaomi Inc., Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B.V., Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH
Kernaussage: The Hamburg Local Division (judge-rapporteur Schilling) dismissed Xiaomi's applications for a summary rejection under Rule 334(h) RoP of Nera's claim-amendment requests (R.
2024-12-30 - LD Hamburg - Nera Innovations
v.
Xiaomi - UPC_CFI_173/2024
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The Hamburg Local Division (judge-rapporteur Schilling) dismissed Xiaomi's applications for a summary rejection under Rule 334(h) RoP of Nera's claim-amendment requests (R. 263 RoP) and the underlying contingent patent-amendment requests (R. 30 RoP). The JR held that the auxiliary defence of the patent under Rule 30.1(b) RoP is not subject to a separate leave regime by the court — claimants are free to introduce auxiliary amendment requests to defend against a revocation counterclaim. Only the related R. 263 claim amendments are subject to leave, and that leave cannot be refused so long as the underlying patent-amendment requests meet the content requirements of Rule 30.1(b). Substantive admissibility questions — including the defendants' challenges based on divergence, number of auxiliary requests, clarity (Art. 84 EPC) and added-matter/scope (Art. 123(2) and (3) EPC) — are matters of substance that require the full panel to engage deeply with the patent and cited prior art, and are therefore reserved for the oral hearing / final decision. The JR articulated that procedural economy cuts both ways: it does not normally require the panel to make an early Rule 334(h) RoP decision on questions of substantive scope of this magnitude.
Nichtigkeitsgründe
Art. 138 EPCAdded Matter
Not decidedArt. 123(2) EPC · Art. 138(1)(c) EPC
“Xiaomi's added-matter objections under Art. 123(2) and (3) EPC against the auxiliary requests flagged but expressly deferred to the final decision — the panel will engage with these in the revocation counterclaim phase.”
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