UPC CFI 373/2023

Vor dem UPC: SodaStream Industries Ltd. (7 Verfahren)·Aarke AB (6 Verfahren)

• 2024-10-31
  Infringement ActionÖffentlich

  Zusammenfassung: The Düsseldorf Local Division found that SodaStream's patent EP 1 793 917 was infringed by Aarke AB and issued an injunction along with ancillary relief. The defendant was ordered to bear the full costs of the litigation; the value in dispute was set at EUR 3,000,000.

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  • Patent infringement
  • Claim interpretation
  • Preferred embodiments
  • Gillette defence
  • Publication of decisions
• 2024-08-05
  Öffentlich

  Zusammenfassung: Order by Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_373/2023, 5 August 2024) dismissing Aarke AB's application for security for costs against SodaStream (Israeli company). The court held that the mere alleged future non-compliance with a cost order does not justify security; claimant's solvency was not in doubt and the absence of an international enforcement treaty alone was insufficient.

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  • Security for costs (R. 158 RoP)
  • Enforcement of UPC cost order against non-EU claimant
  • Solvency vs willingness to pay
• 2024-01-16
  Öffentlich

  Zusammenfassung: The President of the Court of First Instance granted Aarke AB's application to change the language of the Düsseldorf infringement proceedings from German to English (the language in which EP1793917 was granted), finding a significant imbalance between the parties given Aarke's status as a smaller Swedish company and considerations of fair access to justice.

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  • Rule 323 RoP: change of language of proceedings to language of patent grant
  • Fair access to justice for SMEs
  • Admissibility conditions for language change application