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- Case details
- Status—ActionPreliminary objectionCategoryPreliminary objection
- Parties
- Claimants
- TEXPORT Handelsgesellschaft mbHOperating co.
Representatives- Thomas Adocker-Taylor Wessing
- Michael Babeluk-Babeluk Patentanwälte GmbH
Respondents- Sioen NVOperating co.
Representatives- Véronique Pede-CAPE IP Law
- Antonin Lambrecht-CAPE IP Law
- Division
- Nordic-Baltic RD
- Technology
- ChemistrySurface technology, coating
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
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- First decided
- Oct 29, 2024
- EPO Opposition
- Sioen NVAdmissible2014-01-31
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Nordic-Baltic RD | Locked |
| Judge Stefan Johansson | Locked |
| Judge Kai Härmand | Locked |
| Judge Alima Zana | Locked |
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Decisions
- 2024-10-29Preliminary objectionPublic
Summary: The Nordic-Baltic Regional Division rejected Sioen NV's preliminary objection in the patent infringement action brought by TEXPORT, finding that parallel Belgian proceedings (for non-infringement declaration regarding the Belgian part of the patent) did not preclude UPC jurisdiction over infringements in Latvia and Portugal under Arts. 29–31 of Brussels I Recast.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Preliminary objection to UPC jurisdiction
- Lis pendens and related-actions rules under Brussels I Recast (Arts. 29-31)
- Same cause of action and same parties test
- Exclusive licensee's standing to sue without patent registration
Documents
- 09C814B4F79A532B8909A77384734A3B_en.pdf2024-10-29EN