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UPC-CFI-0002221/2026

Sandoz AG v. Novo Nordisk A/S

Date
2026-10-22
Division
Milan (IT) Central Division- Section
Type of action
Revocation
Language
EN

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Case IDUPC-CFI-0002221-2026-0d62f7da21db
Case numberUPC-CFI-0002221/2026
Registry numberUPC-CFI-0002221/2026
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- Central Division, seat in Milan - UPC_CFI_2221/2026 Procedural Order (on a PO under R. 19 RoP) of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court delivered on 22/10/2026 1. The UPC has no jurisdiction to entertain a claim seeking a declaration that a composition , independently of a specific patent right, was obvious at a given priority date. 2. The UPC has jurisdiction to ensure the effectiveness of the judicial protection entrusted to it. That jurisdiction extends to conduct designed to circumvent its exercise, including the abusive use of divisional applications. In revocation proceedings or ac tions for a declaration of non -infringement, that jurisdiction may be exercised, in particular, by declining to dispose of the action under Rule 360 RoP and by determining that a paten ...