Overview · Filed: —
ACT_571801/2023
RevocationMain Revocation ActionParis CDRevocation Action—
Parties
Claimants
- NJOY Netherlands B.V.(Altria Group)
Reps: Hon.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Holzapfel (McDermott Will & Emery); Mathias Karlhuber (Cohausz & Florack)
Respondents
- Juul Labs International, Inc.
Reps: Bernhard Thum (Thum & Partner / Thum, Mötsch, Weickert Patentanwälte PartG mbB); Tobias Wuttke (Bardehle Pagenberg); Tilman Müller (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Judges
French-seated division — individual judges anonymized.
- Panel member (anonymized)Presiding Judge
Patents
- EP 3 504 991 B1
Technology area: Consumer Goods · E-Cigarettes
Outcome
Patent maintainedMaintained as granted
Filed: —
First decided: Nov 5, 2024
Language: —
Paris Central Division (Section 1) dismissed NJOY's revocation action against EP 3 504 991 B1 (Juul Labs - vaping device cartridge). The Court found the patent valid, holding that novelty and inventive step requirements were met. NJOY as the unsuccessful party was ordered to bear Juul Labs' costs.
Claims
At issueall
Maintainedall
Notes: Revocation action against EP 3 504 991 B1 dismissed; patent maintained as granted with claims 1-11 upheld for novelty and inventive step.