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UPC_CFI_1746/2026

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European Patent Litigation Tracking · Munich Local Division

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Judicial Venue

Munich Local Division

Action Type

provisional_measures

Patent in Suit

EP 3 883 351

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Emergency Application for Provisional Measures in Munich Local Division

Key Holding: Application for preliminary injunction adjudicated. The court scrutinized the balance of interests and likelihood of patent validity.

🎯 Litigator Takeaway & Practice Pointer

Demonstrates that European venues require immediate evidence of irreparable harm and will not automatically stay provisional proceedings for parallel EPO oppositions.

⏱️ Procedural Horizon & Next Milestones

Defendant must comply within statutory time limit or submit notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal with request for suspensive effect.

Cross-Border Multi-Front Litigation Matrix

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

Conflict Risk: High (Conflicting Rulings Imminent)

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

Reinhausen GmbH

Representative Law Firm: Counsel on Record

Defendant / Opponent

Shanghai Huaming Power Equipment Co., Ltd.

Representative Law Firm: Counsel on Record

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)

UPC_DOC_16e0fc51-9775-4bd7-a65a-1bbd9fb123e4

Issued 2026-07-27

preliminary_injunction

Presiding: Assigned Chamber

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