UPC’s Roche-Menarini preliminary injunction clarifies relationship between independent product and manufacturing method claims

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Court and counsel

Panel: Presiding Judge Ronny Thomas, Judge-rapporteur Dr. Jule Schumacher, Judge András Kupecz (primarily assigned to the Munich seat of the Central Division), and Technically Qualified Judge Dr. Stefan Wilhelm.

Counsel for Roche: Kather Augenstein’s Dr. Christof Augenstein, Dr. Katharina Brandt, and Svenja Ullmann, as well as Altmann Stößel Dick patent attorneys Dr. Matthias Stoessel (“Stößel” in German) and Eva Hennekemper.

Counsel for Menarini: Bird & Bird; lead attorney Dr. Christopher Maierhoefer (“Maierhöfer” in German) and lead patent attorney Leonard Lotz.