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UPC CFI 311/2023
Sep 12, 2023·EP3626092 Unitary patent · VAPORIZER
- Case details
- StatusCase Closed (Patent upheld as granted)ActionRevocationCategoryMain revocation action
- Parties
- Respondents
- VMR Products LLCOperating co.
Representatives- Bernhard Thum-Thum & Partner
- Jonas Weickertsupporting-Thum & Partner
- Andreas Mötschsupporting-Thum & Partner
- Tobias Wuttke-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Division
- Paris CD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- InstrumentsMedical technology
- Other fieldsOther consumer goods
- Language
- English
- EPO Opposition
- Nicoventures Trading LimitedAdmissible2024-04-02
- Philip Morris Products S.A.Admissible2024-04-05
- NJOY Netherlands B.V.Admissible2024-04-05
How this compares
The court's record for this kind of case, counted in first-instance rulings. A figure in brackets is the number of rulings a rate rests on.
| Patent revoked | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 37% (34/91) | 124 |
| Paris CD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Paolo Catallozzi | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Tatyana Zhilova | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Max Tilmann | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Altria Group (45 cases)·VMR Products LLC (13 cases)
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All proceedings on this patentThis dispute contains 12 other proceedings
UPC CFI 313/2026·UPC CoA 257/2025·UPC CFI 167/2025·UPC CFI 164/2025·UPC CoA 71/2025 and 7 more
Decisions
- —revocation
Summary: a) dismisses the revocation action filed by NJOY Netherlands B.V. against VMR Products LLC concerning the European patent EP 3 626 092 B1. b) maintains European patent EP 3 626 092 B1 as granted.
Documents
Show all 224 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Other Documents | 2025-09-20 | Public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-03-04 | Not public |
| rule 353 | 2025-03-04 | Public |
| preliminary order | 2025-02-24 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-02-21 | Not public |
| UPC_CFI_311_2023 - ACT_571745_2023 - EP 092 - Application for rectification | 2025-02-21 | Not public |
| Decision 571745-2023 anonymized | 2025-01-21 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-01-21 | Not public |
| DecisionOutcome | 2025-01-21 | Not public |
| decision | 2025-01-21 | Public |