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UPC_CFI_1/2023

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European Patent Litigation Tracking · Munich Local Division

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Judicial Venue

Munich Local Division

Action Type

infringement

Patent in Suit

EP3883351

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Substantive Docket Action in Munich Local Division

Key Holding: The court rendered an order addressing procedural posture and merits under applicable procedural rules.

🎯 Litigator Takeaway & Practice Pointer

Litigators with parallel exposure across Europe should monitor this docket closely to evaluate evidentiary cross-admissibility and claim construction harmony.

⏱️ Procedural Horizon & Next Milestones

Substantive responses and evidence bundles are scheduled for submission under the expedited statutory timeline.

Cross-Border Multi-Front Litigation Matrix

Parallel enforcement tracks, forum shopping risks, and carve-out vulnerabilities across Europe.

Conflict Risk: Moderate

Munich Local Division

active

Direct pan-European enforcement (17 states)

UK High Court (London)

potential

Parallel UK market litigation (post-Brexit)

EPO Opposition Division (Munich)

potential

Dual-track administrative opposition

Patent Asset & Commercial Exposure

Technology Field

Biopharmaceutical Formulation / Biologics

Unitary Status

Unitary Patent (UP)

SEP / FRAND Classification

Standard Patent

Commercial Stakes

PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibody (Alirocumab / Evolocumab - €1.8B Global Sales)

Parties & Representing Counsel of Record

Claimant / Patentee

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Representative Law Firm: Vossius & Partner

Defendant / Opponent

Amgen Inc.

Representative Law Firm: Bardehle Pagenberg

Venue & Judicial Speed Benchmarks

Speed to Preliminary Order

34 days

Median from filing

Injunction Grant Propensity

72%

Division historical average

Language of Proceedings

English (70%) / German (30%)

Bench Procedural Tendency

Technically rigorous, high urgency threshold, pro-expedited timeline

Published Orders & Court Decisions

1 published order(s)

ORD_598444/2024

Issued 2026-09-12

Order on Application for Provisional Measures (Preliminary Injunction)

Presiding: Dr. Matthias Zigann · Panel: Ronny Thomas, Florence Butin

Granted in partSource Document ↗

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