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1 Central Division Paris Seat Order of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court UPC_CFI_799/2026 concerning the Preliminary Objection according to R. 19 RoP issued on 07/05/2026 HEADNOTES 1. The Court is competent to hea r actions seeking a declaration of non -infringement of a patent under Art . 32(b) UPCA if the patent is granted and published in the European Patent Bulletin after the action has been filed but before the statement of defense is submitted. 2. The Court is also competent to hear actions seeking a declaration of non - infringement if the patent has been granted pursua nt to Art. 97(1) EPC before the statement of defense is submitted, but the grant has not yet been published in the European Patent Bulletin at that time. KEYWORDS Preliminary objection, Declarat ...