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UPC APP 45185/2024

Aug 5, 2024·EP3375337 +1 more: SANITATION BATH TUB DEVICE

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Generic
Category
Costs Assessments
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Cordula Schumacher (Arnold Ruess); Benjamin Schnäbelin (Arnold Ruess)
Respondents
Reps: Jens Künzel (Krieger Mes & Graf von der Groeben Partnerschaft mbB)
Division
Dusseldorf LD
Technology
Furniture & Household
Language
German
First decided
May 13, 2025
Decisions
  • 2025-05-13
    Costs onlyCostsGeneric application

    Düsseldorf Local Division determined costs in UPC_CFI_7/2023 (Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v Bette GmbH & Co. KG, first-ever UPC decision on the merits). The court ordered Bette (the unsuccessful defendant) to reimburse Kaldewei EUR 84,950 in total costs, rejecting Bette's challenge to the reasonableness of the amount. The court noted the extra effort required for the first substantive UPC decision as a justification for higher costs.

    Legal issues:Cost assessment under Rule 156 RoPProportionality and reasonableness of legal costsExtra costs justified for first-ever UPC substantive decisionCeiling on recoverable costs
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Headnote-and-Keywords2025-05-13Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-05-13Not public
Entscheidung im Kostenfestsetzungsverfahren2025-05-13Public
Stellungnahme zu Kosten2024-08-20Not public
Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme R. 156.1 S. 2 VerfO2024-08-06Not public
Receipt2024-08-06Not public
2024-08-05-Kaldewei-Antrag-auf-Kostenfestsetzung-UPC_signed2024-08-05Not public
Anlage AR-KFA 012024-08-05Not public
Anlage AR-KFA 022024-08-05Not public