UPC APP 36807/2024
Jun 28, 2024·EP2643717 · COLOR-MIXING CONVERGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionGenericCategoryFile-access requests (R. 262.1(b))
- Parties
- Respondents
- SWARCO FUTURIT Verkehrssignalsysteme GmbHOperating co.
- STRABAG Infrastructure & Safety Solutions GmbHOperating co.
Representatives- Alexander Koller-NOMOS Rechtsanwälte GmbH
- Rainer Beetz-SONN Patentanwälte
- Division
- Vienna LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringAudio-visual technology
- InstrumentsOptics
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Aug 12, 2024
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Vienna LD | Locked |
| Judge Walter Schober | Locked |
| Judge András Kupecz | Locked |
| Judge Mojca Mlakar | Locked |
| Judge Uwe Schwengelbeck | Locked |
At the UPC: DMV industrijski kontrolni sistemi d.o.o. (0 cases)·SWARCO FUTURIT Verkehrssignalsysteme GmbH (11 cases)
6 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
UPC CFI 618/2025·UPC CFI 425/2025·UPC CFI 245/2025·UPC CoA 70/2025·UPC CoA 76/2025 and 1 more
- 2024-08-12Application RoP262.1 (b)Public
Summary: Order on a public-access application (R. 262.1(b) RoP) filed by DMV industrijski kontrolni sistemi d.o.o. seeking access to pleadings and evidence in an ongoing infringement case (SWARCO Futurit v. STRABAG, Vienna Local Division) involving EP 2 643 717. The court held that, for pending proceedings, a third-party applicant must show a legally qualified interest (beyond mere informational or economic interest) to outweigh the interest in protecting the integrity of ongoing proceedings. The application was denied as the proceedings were still pending.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Public access to court file (R. 262.1(b) RoP, Art. 45 UPCA)
- Balancing public interest vs. integrity of pending proceedings
- Legal interest required for third-party access to pending proceedings
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Case closed | 2025-11-14 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-09-03 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-08-12 | Not public |
| Verfahrensanordnung | 2024-08-12 | Public |
| Beilagenverzeichnis | 2024-07-18 | Not public |
| Erwiderung auf die Stellungnahme der Antragsgegnerin | 2024-07-18 | Not public |
| Beilage 1 | 2024-07-18 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme zum Antrag auf Akteneinsicht | 2024-07-16 | Not public |
| Verfahrensanordnung | 2024-07-02 | Not public |
| Beilage 3 | 2024-06-28 | Not public |