UPC_APP_20809/2025

HERBICIDE COMPOSITIONS

Procedural & sub-applicationsOther ProceduralCourt of AppealGeneric application—Settled at: Post-appeal

Overview Decisions Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Sumi Agro Limited
Sumi Agro Europe Limited

Reps: Gareth Williams (Marks & Clerk LLP); Johannes Heselberger (Bardehle Pagenberg); Axel B. Berger (Bardehle Pagenberg)

Respondents

Syngenta Limited

Reps: Benjamin Grzimek (Fieldfisher); Jörn Peters (Fieldfisher); Aloys Hüttermann (Michalski, Hüttermann & Partner)

Judges

Klaus GrabinskiPresiding Judge and Judge-Rapporteur
Peter BlokLegally Qualified Judge
Emanuela GermanoLegally Qualified Judge

Patents

EP 2 152 073

CPC codes: A01N25/22, A01N41/10, A01N37/02, A01N37/06, A01N47/36

Sector: Agriculture

Outcome

Settled

Filed: —

First decided: Dec 24, 2025

Language: —

Settled at: Post-appeal — settled commercially

The Court of Appeal permitted Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited's withdrawal of their application for rehearing (R. 245 RoP) in the appeal UPC_CoA_523/2024, filed following ongoing settlement discussions between the parties. Both parties jointly applied for the withdrawal, agreed that no costs would be claimed, and requested release of the security deposit. The proceedings were declared closed.