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Overview · Filed: Sep 12, 2023

UPC_CFI_312/2023

VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

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Parties

Claimants

Reps: Hon.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Holzapfel (McDermott Will & Emery); Mathias Karlhuber (Cohausz & Florack)

Respondents

  • Juul Labs, Inc.
Reps: Bernhard Thum (Thum & Partner); Andreas Mötsch (Thum & Partner); Jonas Weickert (Thum & Partner); Tilman Müller (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Judges

French-seated division — individual judges anonymized.

  • Panel member (anonymized)
  • Panel member (anonymized)
  • Panel member (anonymized)
Patents
  • EP3504989
  • EP 3 504 989
CPC codes: A61M2016/0021, A61M2205/8237, A61M2205/3606, H02J7/00, A61M15/0015, A61M15/002, A61M15/0016, A24F7/02, A61M2205/3331, A24F40/485, A61M15/06, A61M2205/8206…

Technology area: Consumer Goods · E-Cigarettes

Sector: Electric Techniques

Outcome
Patent amendedMaintained as amended
Filed: Sep 12, 2023
First decided: Feb 28, 2025
Language: English

Decision on the revocation action by NJOY Netherlands B.V. against Juul Labs International Inc. concerning EP 3 504 989 (vaping/e-cigarette device). The court maintained the patent in amended form (Auxiliary Request 1, filed 22 July 2024) with effect for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. The patent as granted was found invalid. Each party bears its own costs since both parties partially succeeded.

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Claims
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Notes: EP 3 504 989 as granted found invalid but maintained in amended form per Auxiliary Request 1; no specific individual claim numbers identified as revoked or maintained in excerpt.