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UPC – Google v. Ona Patents / Appeal / Language of proceedings

20 Sep 2024

Google Commerce Limited and Google Ireland Limited v. Ona Patents SL, order of the Court of Appeal of the UPC, 18 September 2024, Case no. UPC_CoA_349/2024, APL_38206/2024

Language of proceedings

HEADNOTE
– In addition to the circumstances stated by the Court of Appeal in its order of 17 April 2024 (APL_12116/2024, UPC_CoA_101/2024), when deciding on a request to change the language of proceedings into the language of the patent on grounds of fairness:

o the internal working language of the parties, the possibility of internal coordination and of support on technical issues are relevant circumstances;

o the fact that other proceedings between the parties are pending before a national court does not relate to the dispute, nor to the parties, and is as such of less relevance.

The entire order can be read here.