ACT_579338/2023

PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE ORIGINAL PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD

InfringementMain Infringement ActionMannheim LDInfringement Action—

Overview Decisions Reasoning Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

FUJIFILM Corporation(Fujifilm Group)

Reps: Tobias Hahn (HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER)

Respondents

Kodak GmbH(Kodak Group)
Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH(Kodak Group)
Kodak Holding GmbH(Kodak Group)

Reps: Elena Hennecke (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater PartG mbB)

Judges

TochtermannPresiding Judge / Judge-Rapporteur
AgergaardLegally Qualified Judge
BöttcherLegally Qualified Judge
WismethTechnically Qualified Judge

Patents

EP3511174

CPC codes: B41M1/06, B41C2201/14, B41C2210/24, B41C2210/04, G03F7/11, G03F7/00, B41C2210/08, B41N1/08, B41C2201/02, B41C2201/04, B41N3/03, B41N1/083…

Technology area: Industrial Manufacturing · Printing Plates

Outcome

InfringedInfringed

Filed: —

First decided: Jan 22, 2025

Last decision: Apr 2, 2025

Language: —

The Mannheim Local Division found that the Kodak defendants infringed EP 3 511 174 B1 owned by FUJIFILM Corporation, ordered an injunction, recall and destruction of infringing products, information disclosure, and an interim award of EUR 300,000 toward legal costs; the defendants' counterclaim for revocation was dismissed.

Claims

At issueall

Infringedall

Notes: Mannheim LD found infringement of EP3511174 B1 by Kodak entities for Germany; counterclaim for revocation dismissed; specific claim numbers not enumerated in operative part visible in excerpts.