UPC APP 48223/2024

—·EP3065184: TRENCH PROCESS AND STRUCTURE FOR BACKSIDE CONTACT SOLAR CELLS WITH POLYSILICON DOPED REGIONS

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Other Procedural
Parties: Claimants
Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
Reps: Christian Harmsen (Bird & Bird LLP); Bastian Selck (Bird & Bird LLP)
Respondents
Aiko Energy Germany GmbH
Solarlab Aiko Europe GmbH
Memodo GmbH
Aiko Energy Netherlands B.V.
Libra Energy B.V.
VDH Solar Groothandel B.V.
PowerDeal SRL
Coenergia Srl a Socio Unico
Reps: Gertjan Kuipers (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Hendrik Jan Ridderinkhof (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Constantin Kurtz (Klaka Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB); Stefan Eck (Klaka Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB)
Division: Dusseldorf LD
Judges: —
Technology: Semiconductor Devices
Language: —
First decided: Apr 14, 2025

Decisions

2025-04-14
Generic application
Düsseldorf Local Division order in Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.'s infringement action against Aiko Energy entities and others concerning EP 3 065 184 B1 (solar panel technology). The court ordered Maxeon to provide security for the defendants' legal costs and expenses (R. 158 RoP) given Maxeon's difficult financial situation in the solar sector, finding that the risk of Maxeon being unable to pay costs outweighed Maxeon's procedural rights. The security ceiling was set at EUR 200,000 based on the EUR 2,000,000 combined value of the dispute, with allocation between defendant groups.
Legal issues:Security for costs (R. 158 RoP)Financial situation of claimant as ground for securityCeiling on recoverable costs / cost allocation between multiple defendants

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