UPC APP 24503/2025

—·EP3511174: PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE ORIGINAL PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD

Case details: Status
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Action
Hearing
Category
Case Management Orders
Parties: Claimants
Fujifilm Corporation
Reps: Tobias Hahn (Hoyng Rokh Monegier)
Respondents
Kodak GmbH
Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH
Reps: Elena Hennecke (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
Division: Mannheim LD
Judges: —
Language: —
First decided: Jul 18, 2025

Claims

At issue15, 16

Infringed15, 16

Notes: Mannheim LD found indirect infringement of claim 15 (printing method) and claim 16 (printing method) of EP3511174 B1 for the UK national part; injunction granted for UK territory.

Decisions

2025-07-18
InfringedInjunction grantedHearing
The Mannheim Local Division found Kodak entities infringed FUJIFILM's EP 3 511 174 B1 (lithographic printing plate precursor) and granted an injunction including for indirect infringement, covering Germany, France, Netherlands, and the UK national part (validity assessed inter partes only).
Legal issues:Patent infringementUK part of European bundle patentIndirect infringementInjunctionUPC jurisdiction over UK patent partInvalidity defence

Documents

22171649F38D5EA5867DA76378B5A2AA_en.pdf2025-07-18EN