- Verfahrensdetails
- StatusCase Closed (Keine Verletzung)VerfahrensartVerletzungKategorieHauptverletzungsklage
- Parteien
- Kläger
- CITY GLASS AND GLAZING PRIVATE LIMITEDSonstige / unbekannt
Vertreter- Joel Coles-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Peter Fitzpatrick-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
- Charlotte Malley-Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP
Beklagte- MAARS HOLDING B.V.Unternehmen
- MAARS PARTITIONING SYSTEMS B.V.Unternehmen
- MAARS PROJECTEN B.V.Unternehmen
- MAARS FRANCEUnternehmen
Vertreter- Michiel Rijsdijk
- M.j. Bosma
- M.h. Luten
- D.e. Colenbrander
- Division
- The Hague LD
- Technologie
- Other fieldsCivil engineering
- Sprache
- English
- Erste Entscheidung
- 29. Aug. 2025
| Verletzung festgestellt | Median Tage bis zur ersten Entscheidung | |
|---|---|---|
| Gesamt-UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| The Hague LD | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Edger Brinkman | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Margot Kokke | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Stefan Johansson | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
| Richter Paolo Crippa | Gesperrt | Gesperrt |
Vor dem UPC: CITY GLASS AND GLAZING PRIVATE LIMITED (3 Verfahren)·MAARS HOLDING B.V. (3 Verfahren)
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Weitere Verfahren: The Hague LD·2024
- 2025-08-29Infringement ActionÖffentlich
Zusammenfassung: The Local Division The Hague found that Maars' Horizon Products did not infringe City Glass's expired EP 1 651 838 (glazing system patent) because a key feature of the sole claim (feature 1.6 – self-locking mechanism) was not met; the revocation counterclaim was dismissed as the patent was held valid. Costs were agreed between the parties.
Rechtsfragen anzeigen (5)
- Patent infringement – claim feature analysis
- Expired patent
- Validity – counterclaim for revocation dismissed
- Self-locking glazing system
- Agreed costs settlement
| Dokumenttitel | Datum | Öffentlich |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt | 2025-12-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Cover sheet | 2025-12-19 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Application document Claimant | 2025-12-18 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Mitteilung | 2025-12-17 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Cover sheet | 2025-12-17 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Application document Defendant | 2025-12-17 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Receipt | 2025-12-17 | Nicht öffentlich |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-08-29 | Nicht öffentlich |
| DecisionOutcome | 2025-08-29 | Nicht öffentlich |
| decision on the merits | 2025-08-29 | Öffentlich |
City Glass and Glazing Private Limited (a small Indian company) sued Maars Holding and related Dutch/French entities before the Local Division The Hague for infringement of expired EP 1 651 838 (glazing system patent) by Maars' Horizon Products. The court found no infringement because feature 1.6 of the sole claim — the self-locking mechanism — was not met by the Horizon Products' design, which prevents further movement once assembled. The patent itself was held valid, dismissing Maars' revocation counterclaim. Costs were awarded to Maars, reduced by 50% because Maars lost the counterclaim.
Feature 1.6 (self-locking mechanism) of the sole claim of EP 1 651 838 is not met by Maars' Horizon Products because, once assembled, further movement and tightening of the self-locking system is prevented by the counter-clock nose
BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 69 EPC and Protocol on InterpretationHinweis: Court accepted Maars' non-infringement analysis on the key distinguishing feature; City Glass had also not argued infringement by equivalence for this feature.
Patent EP 1 651 838 is valid (resisting revocation counterclaim)
KlägerHinweis: Court upheld the patent as valid, dismissing Maars' revocation counterclaim.
Direct infringement of EP 1 651 838 (glazing system patent) by Maars' Horizon Products
KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 69 EPC and Protocol on InterpretationBegründung: Feature 1.6 (self-locking mechanism enabling ongoing tightening) was not met; once assembled, the Horizon Product's lower nose prevents further movement and tightening. City Glass did not argue infringement by equivalence for this feature.
Revocation of EP 1 651 838 (counterclaim for revocation by Maars)
BeklagterBegründung: Dismissed; patent held valid on all challenged grounds.
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EP 1 651 838 has a single claim covering a glazing system with two aluminium profiles (male and female) forming a self-locking mechanism. Feature 1.6, the self-locking element, was the key disputed feature. The court construed this feature as requiring the ability to apply ongoing tightening/locking after assembly. In the Horizon Products, once assembled, the lower nose (counter-clock) prevents further movement and tightening, so feature 1.6 is not met. City Glass did not advance a doctrine of equivalents argument for this feature.