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- Case details
- Status—ActionAppealCategoryMain appeal
- Parties
- Respondents
- Juul Labs International, Inc.Operating co.
Representatives- Bernhard Thum-Thum & Partner
- Jonas Weickert-Thum & Partner
- Andreas Mötsch-Thum & Partner
- Tobias Wuttke-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Apr 3, 2024
- EPO Opposition
- Smokeless.world GmbHAdmissible2022-05-03
- Philip Morris Products S.A.Admissible2022-05-03
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2022-05-04
- STRAWMAN LIMITEDWithdrawn2022-05-04
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2022-05-31
- Philip Morris Products S.A.Admissible2022-03-08
- Smokeless.world GmbHAdmissible2022-03-08
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2022-03-09
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2022-08-17
- Smokeless.world GmbHAdmissible2022-08-23
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2021-10-27
- Smokeless.world GmbHAdmissible2021-10-27
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Judge Klaus Grabinski | Locked |
| Judge Peter Blok | Locked |
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Decisions
- 2024-04-03Appeal RoP220.2Public
Summary: The Court of Appeal rejected Juul Labs International Inc.'s appeal against first-instance orders allowing NJOY Netherlands B.V. to rectify the name of a party (Juul Labs Inc. to Juul Labs International Inc.) in five sets of revocation proceedings, and held that no costs order would be issued on appeal since the appeal was not a final decision concluding the action.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Rectification of party name in proceedings
- Prejudice to defendant from incorrect name
- Costs order in non-final appeal decision under R. 242.1 RoP
Documents
- 0C0EF7B5E39558B7C2B7F2D7187C0557_en.pdf2024-04-03EN