Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited v. Flexicare (Group) Limited
In this procedural order from the Unified Patent Court, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited filed a revocation action against Flexicare regarding European Patent EP4185356. Flexicare attempted to amend the patent with new auxiliary requests to address clarity issues raised by Fisher & Paykel. However, these auxiliary requests were introduced late in the proceedings. The Unified Patent Court ruled that while Flexicare's application to introduce these later amendments was admissible, it was not allowable. The court emphasized that amendments should generally be introduced at the outset unless exceptional circumstances justify a late submission.