APL 20125/2025

—·EP3926698: LIGHT EMITTING DIODE

Case details: Status
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Action
Appeal
Category
Main Appeal
Parties: Claimants
expert klein GmbH
expert e-Commerce GmbH
Reps: null (KRIEGER MES Partnerschaft mbB)
Respondents
Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
Reps: Bolko Ehlgen (Linklaters LLP)
Division: Court of Appeal
Judges: Rian Kalden · Presiding Judge and Judge-rapporteur
Patricia Rombach · Legally Qualified Judge
Ingeborg Simonsson · Legally Qualified Judge
Torsten Duhme · Technically Qualified Judge
Max Tilmann · Technically Qualified Judge
Technology: Semiconductor Devices
Language: —
First decided: Aug 20, 2025

Decisions

2025-08-20
CostsApplication to leave to appeal a cost decision (RoP221)
The Court of Appeal ruled on an application for leave to appeal a cost decision and on a preliminary reference request to the CJEU (Art. 267 TFEU), providing extensive guidance on when the UPC must refer questions of EU law, while rejecting expert klein's proposed preliminary reference questions as not requiring a referral.
Legal issues:Preliminary reference to CJEU (Art. 267 TFEU)Leave to appeal cost decision (R. 221 RoP)Application of EU law by UPCEnforcement Directive Art. 14

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