UPC CFI CD Paris, 30 April 2024: Subsequent request to amend the patent may be allowed after the closing of the written procedure

Subsequent requests to amend the patent may be filed also after the closing of the written procedure with the permission of the Court 

however, the admission of this subsequent request must not prejudice the other party’s right to defence (Rule 30(2) RoP). 

An unconditional amendment and significantly reducing the number od amendment offers a meaningful contribution to the efficiency of the proceedings in term of simplifying the issues which the Court shall address and facilitating a more expeditious decision. 

Claimant is granted a reasonable time period, set in one month, to lodge an additional defence to defendant’s new set of amendments.

IPPT20240430, UPC CFI, CD Paris, Meril Italy v Edwards Lifesciences