UPC_APP_36707/2025

PIECE OF FURNITURE IN WHICH A WASHING MACHINE CAN BE PLACED AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Procedural & sub-applicationsCase Management OrdersThe Hague LDHearing—

Overview Decisions Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Washtower IP B.V.
Washtower B.V.

Reps: Peter van Schijndel

Respondents

Wasombouw B.V.
Industriebeteiligungs- und Beratungs GmbH
BEGA Consult Internationale Handelsagentur GmbH & Co. KG
BEGA BBK Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.
NEG Novex Wholesale Company GmbH

Reps: Volkmar Henke

Judges

Edger BrinkmanPresiding judge and judge-rapporteur
Margot KokkeLegally qualified judge
Samuel GranataLegally qualified judge
Alessandro SanchiniTechnically qualified judge

Patents

EP3522755

CPC codes: A47B88/40, A47B2210/16, A47B91/02, A47B47/042, D06F29/00, A47B2210/17, D06F39/12, A47B77/08

Sector: Furniture & Household

Outcome

PI granted

Filed: —

First decided: Sep 11, 2025

Language: —

The Hague Local Division granted Washtower's application for provisional measures against defendants 2–5 (IBBH, BEGA Consult, BEGA BBK and NEG Novex), handing down injunctions against the making, offering and marketing of Laundreezy and Respekta Clara washing machine cabinets that infringe EP 3 522 755 B1, together with information and recall orders and an interim costs award of €56,000; the application against defendant 1 (Wasombouw) was withdrawn after settlement.