UPC CFI 1612/2025
Nov 17, 2025·EP4087952 · METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS FROM CATALYSTS COMPRISING SILICON CARBIDE
- Case details
- StatusWritten PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Respondents
- Elemental Benelux B.V.Operating co.
- Elemental Holding S.A.Operating co.
- RECAT GmbHOperating co.
- Kat-Metal OyOperating co.
- Elemental Global Services S.A.Operating co.
- Elemental Strategic Metals SP. z o.o.Operating co.
- Elemental Catalyst Recycling Sp. z o.o.Operating co.
- PGM Group Sp. z o.o.Operating co.
Representatives- Philipp Rastemborski-Eisenführ Speiser
- Division
- The Hague LD
- Technology
- ChemistryMaterials, metallurgy
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Apr 14, 2026
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| The Hague LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Edger Brinkman | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Margot Kokke | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Anna-Lena Klein | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Dorothea Hofer | — | Locked |
At the UPC: Umicore NV/SA (2 cases)·Elemental Benelux B.V. (2 cases)
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More cases: The Hague LD·2025
- 2026-04-14Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: The Court issued a procedural order on confidentiality under R. 262/262A RoP, classifying certain technical trade-secret information in the Statement of Defence and Exhibit ES5 as Confidential Information excluded from public access. The Court expanded access to that information on the claimant's side to include named natural persons and any technical experts, rejecting the defendants' narrower access proposal. The Court also ordered that Umicore's reply deadline under R. 29(a) RoP runs from the date it receives the full unredacted Statement of Defence.
Show the legal issues (3)
- confidentiality order under R. 262/262A RoP and Art. 58 UPCA
- scope of access to confidential information in Statement of Defence
- extension/reset of reply deadline under R. 29(a) RoP pending receipt of unredacted pleadings
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt | 2026-10-19 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-10-19 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-10-19 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-16 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-10-16 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-10-16 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-12 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-10-12 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-10-12 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-09 | Not public |