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UPC APP 587265/2023
Nov 15, 2023·EP3430921 · VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionGenericCategoryFile-access requests (R. 262.1(b))
- Parties
- Respondents
- NJOY Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
- Juul Labs, Inc.Operating co.
Representatives- Henrik Holzapfel-McDermott Will & Schulte
- Bernhard Thum-Thum & Partner
- Division
- Paris CD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
- English
- EPO Opposition
- Smokeless.world GmbHAdmissible2022-05-03
- Philip Morris Products S.A.Admissible2022-05-03
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2022-05-04
- STRAWMAN LIMITEDWithdrawn2022-05-04
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Paris CD | Locked |
| Judge François Thomas | Locked |
| Judge Maximilian Haedicke | Locked |
| Judge Max Tilmann | Locked |
At the UPC: Nicoventures Trading Limited (3 cases)·Altria Group (45 cases)
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Decisions
- 2024-04-24Application RoP262.1 (b)Public
Summary: The Paris Central Division ruled on a third-party application by Nicoventures Trading for public access to court files under R.262.1(b) RoP in a revocation action concerning EP 3 430 921, applying guidelines from the Court of Appeal's decision on public register access.
Show the legal issues (2)
- public access to court register R.262.1(b) RoP
- balance of interests third party access vs proceedings integrity
Documents
Show all 15 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Case closed | 2025-11-24 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-04-24 | Not public |
| Final order R 262 | 2024-04-24 | Not public |
| Template-Order | 2024-04-24 | Not public |
| Final order R 262 | 2024-04-24 | Not public |
| UPC_CFI_316_2023 - ACT_571808_2023_Confirmatory Submission_signed | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| UPC_CFI_316_2023 - ACT_571808_2023_Rebuttal to Nicoventures submission dated 9 Dec 2023_signed | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Comments on the preliminary order | 2023-12-21 | Not public |
| Comments on third-party request for access to files | 2023-12-18 | Not public |
| preliminary order 2 262 | 2023-12-11 | Not public |