2024-11-08 - LD Hamburg - Vizgen v. President And Fellows Of Harvard College - CC_589258/2023
- Aktenzeichen:
- CC_589258/2023
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Hamburg (DE) Local Division
- Art:
- Order
- Parteien:
- Vizgen, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Kernaussage: The judge-rapporteur of the Hamburg Local Division refused leave for Harvard's third application to amend the patent in suit, filed after the EPO Opposition Division's preliminary opinion, and rejected it as inadmissible.
2024-11-08 - LD Hamburg - Vizgen
v.
President And Fellows Of Harvard College - CC_589258/2023
routine
The judge-rapporteur of the Hamburg Local Division refused leave for Harvard's third application to amend the patent in suit, filed after the EPO Opposition Division's preliminary opinion, and rejected it as inadmissible. R. 30.2 RoP was characterised as a strict preclusion rule: a subsequent amendment application is inadmissible unless the Court grants leave, so no rejecting order is strictly needed. Leave depends on whether the new amendment was already called for earlier in response to the revocation attack, whether it delays the proceedings, and on the patentee giving detailed reasons why the late amendment is necessary. Because the application came almost three months after the EPO's preliminary opinion without explanation, and admitting it would have required further written rounds incompatible with the March 2025 oral hearing, leave was refused; a final limitation or revocation in the EPO opposition could still be taken into account because it has erga omnes effect.
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