Overview · Filed: —
APL_24585/2024
Wireless power receiver and method of manufacturing the same
AppealsMain AppealCourt of AppealAppeal RoP220.2—
Parties
Claimants
- Nera Innovations Ltd.
Reps: Thomas Adam (Peterreins Schley)
Respondents
- Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd.(Xiaomi Group)
- Xiaomi Inc.(Xiaomi Group)
- Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B.V.(Xiaomi Group)
- Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH(Xiaomi Group)
Reps: Eva Acker (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rechtsanwälte)
Judges
- Rian KaldenPresiding judge, legally qualified judge
- Ingeborg SimonssonLegally qualified judge, judge-rapporteur
- Patricia RombachLegally qualified judge
Patents
- EP 2 642 632
CPC codes: H02J50/12, Y10T29/4902, H01F38/14, Y02T90/12, H01F27/36, H04B5/26, Y02T90/14, H04B5/79, H01F27/366, H02J50/70, B60L53/12, H02J5/005…
Sector: Automotive
Outcome
Dismissed
Filed: —
First decided: Aug 6, 2024
Language: —
Court of Appeal upheld Hamburg Local Division's refusal to allow service of a statement of claim on Chinese Xiaomi entities (Xiaomi Communications Co. Ltd. and Xiaomi Inc.) via their German/Dutch group companies in Nera Innovations Ltd. v. Xiaomi entities (EP 2 642 632). The court held: (1) service on a Chinese-domiciled defendant cannot be made via a group company in a contracting member state without more, because the corporate separation principle applies; (2) service must first be attempted via the Hague Service Convention (R. 274.1(a)(ii) RoP); (3) alternative service (R. 274.1(b), R. 275 RoP) is available only after Hague Convention attempts.