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UPC CFI 159/2024

3. Apr. 2024·EP2028981 · JUICE EXTRACTOR

Hauptaktenzeichen: ACT 17336/2024

Verfahrensdetails
Status
Case Closed (Patent verletzt)In der Berufung aufgehoben, 27. März 2026
Verfahrensart
Verletzung
Kategorie
Hauptverletzungsklage
Parteien
Kläger
Vertreter
Beklagte
Vertreter
Division
Mannheim LD
Technologie
  • Other fields
    Consumer products
Sprache
English
Erste Entscheidung
11. März 2025
Letzte Entscheidung
5. Mai 2026
Berufung
Im Vergleich
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Verletzung festgestelltMedian Tage bis zur ersten Entscheidung
Gesamt-UPC53% (62/117)124
Mannheim LDGesperrtGesperrt
Richter Peter TochtermannGesperrtGesperrt
Richter Dirk BöttcherGesperrtGesperrt
Richter Pierluigi PerrottiGesperrtGesperrt

Vor dem UPC: Hurom Co., Ltd. (29 Verfahren)·NUC Electronics Group (29 Verfahren)

Entscheidungen
  • 2026-05-05
    Infringement ActionÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: Following the Court of Appeal's dismissal of the underlying infringement action, the Claimant withdrew its penalty payment requests against the Defendants under R. 354.4 RoP. The withdrawal was permitted and the enforcement proceedings were declared closed, with costs of the enforcement proceedings borne by the Claimant.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (3)
    • Withdrawal of penalty payment requests under R. 354.4 RoP
    • Application of R. 265 RoP by analogy to withdrawal of penalty request
    • Costs of enforcement proceedings
  • 2025-10-02
    Infringement ActionÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: The Mannheim Local Division found that NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK infringed claim 1 of Hurom Co. Ltd.'s EP 2 028 981 (juice extractor) in Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom, ordering damages to be assessed and full disclosure of infringing sales; costs awarded to Hurom.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (3)
    • Patent infringement (juice extractor)
    • Multi-country UPC infringement (Poland, Spain, UK)
    • Damages and disclosure order
  • 2025-03-11
    Infringement ActionÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: The Mannheim Local Division ordered a separation of proceedings under Rules 302.1, 303.2 and 340.2 RoP, splitting off claims related to Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the UK pending guidance from the ECJ (Case C-339/22) on international jurisdiction under the Brussels Ia Regulation.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (4)
    • Separation of proceedings (Rule 302.1 RoP)
    • ECJ reference C-339/22 (BSH Hausgeräte)
    • International jurisdiction under Brussels Ia Regulation
    • UPC jurisdiction for non-UPCA states
  • 2025-03-11

    Zusammenfassung: Hurom's patent EP 2 028 981 (slow juicer) was found infringed by NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK. An injunction was granted covering France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark and Romania. Defendants were ordered to pay damages (amount to be determined), provide information, destroy/recall infringing products, and pay EUR 56,000 in interim legal costs. The court also addressed the intertemporal application of UPCA substantive law to acts committed before and after 1 June 2023. Partial dismissal of remaining requests. Value in dispute set at EUR 675,000.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (4)
    • Intertemporal application of UPCA substantive law vs national law to acts before and after 1 June 2023
    • Patent infringement of slow juicer device
    • Scope of information right under Art. 67 and 68 UPCA
    • Long-arm jurisdiction covering non-CMS territories
DokumenttitelDatumÖffentlich
Other Documents2026-07-06Nicht öffentlich
Anordnung2026-05-05Nicht öffentlich
Order2026-05-05Öffentlich
Mitteilung2026-04-13Nicht öffentlich
Receipt2026-04-10Nicht öffentlich
Cover sheet2026-04-10Nicht öffentlich
Application document Claimant2026-04-10Nicht öffentlich
Receipt2026-03-31Nicht öffentlich
Cover sheet2026-03-31Nicht öffentlich
Document Defendant2026-03-31Nicht öffentlich
Zusammenfassung in einfacher Sprache

Hurom Co., Ltd. succeeded in its infringement action against NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK for infringement of claim 1 of EP 2 028 981 (slow juicer/juice extractor) in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Romania at the Mannheim Local Division. The court issued an injunction, ordered damages, disclosure of sales information, destruction and recall of infringing products, and EUR 56,000 in interim legal costs, while establishing key principles on the intertemporal application of UPCA substantive law to ongoing infringement acts.

Angenommene Argumente
Was das Gericht akzeptiert hat — nach Partei.
  • Direct infringement of claim 1 of EP 2 028 981 by NUC Electronics Europe GmbH and WARMCOOK in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark and Romania

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 25(a) UPCA

    Hinweis: The court found literal infringement of the juice extractor's claim 1 by the defendants' products in the named Contracting Member States and granted injunctive relief.

  • UPCA substantive law applies to ongoing infringement acts continued after 1 June 2023, even if started before entry into force

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 25 UPCA

    Hinweis: Court established that for ongoing acts continuing after 1 June 2023, UPCA applies; parties may rely on more-favourable national law for acts before that date.

  • Right to information under Art. 67 UPCA encompasses time periods before UPCA entry into force

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 67 UPCA; Art. 68(3) UPCA; R. 191 RoP

    Hinweis: Court held that the information remedy extends to pre-UPCA periods despite the intertemporal boundary.

Zurückgewiesene Argumente
Was das Gericht nicht akzeptiert hat — und warum.
  • Remaining requests beyond injunction, damages, information, destruction, and recall

    Kläger

    Begründung: Action dismissed in other respects; no detail in excerpt as to specific rejected requests beyond partial dismissal language.