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- Case details
- Status—ActionAppealCategoryMain appeal
- Parties
- Claimants
- NJOY Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
Representatives- Hon.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Holzapfel-McDermott Will & Schulte
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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More cases: Court of Appeal·2023
Decisions
- 2024-04-03Appeal RoP220.2Public
Summary: Order by the Court of Appeal (Panel 1a, 3 April 2024) in five consolidated appeals (UPC_CoA_433-438/2023) upholding first-instance orders allowing NJOY Netherlands B.V. to rectify the name of the defendant in five revocation actions from Juul Labs, Inc. to Juul Labs International, Inc. (the registered patent proprietor). The CoA also clarified that costs are not awarded at appellate stage when the CoA decision does not conclude the action (R. 242.1 RoP).
Show the legal issues (3)
- Rectification of party name (defendant)
- No undue prejudice test
- Costs at appellate stage (R. 242.1 RoP)
Documents
- 954942145DB26409F7A88002BFA41610_en.pdf2024-04-03EN