UPC CFI, LD Munich, 22 July 2025: discretion of the Court regarding the start of the time period for commencing proceedings on the merits

Time period for starting proceedings on the merits following an order to preserve evidence (R. 198.1 RoP). 

Order of 18 March 2025 changing the start of the time period from 28 February 2025 to the date  on which the expert report will be made available has become final as the order of the judge rapporteur has not been submitted for panel review (R. 333 RoP). 

The length of the time limit of R. 198.1 RoP cannot be extended (R. 9.4 RoP) but the starting date of the time limit is at the discretion of the Court. This discretion also includes a subsequent change  of the starting date.

IPPT20250722, UPC CFI, LD Munich, Nanoval v ALD Vacuum Technologies