UPC APP 10381/2024

—·EP2186428: Tissue design for protective clothing

Case details: Status
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Action
Preliminary objection
Category
Preliminary Objection
Parties: Claimants
TEXPORT Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Reps: Thomas Adocker; Michael Babeluk; Martin Babeluk
Respondents
Sioen NV
Reps: Véronique Pede; Antonin Lambrecht
Division: Nordic-Baltic RD
Judges: Stefan Johansson · Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
Kai Härmand · Legally qualified judge
Alima Zana · Legally qualified judge
Language: —
First decided: Oct 29, 2024

Decisions

2024-10-29
JurisdictionalPreliminary objection
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.
Legal issues:Preliminary objection to UPC jurisdictionLis pendens and related-actions rules under Brussels I Recast (Arts. 29-31)Same cause of action and same parties testExclusive licensee's standing to sue without patent registration

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