UPC_CFI_461/2024

Floor seal device, in particular attic steps with a plastic hinge

InfringementMain Infringement ActionHamburg LDInfringementCase Closed

Overview Decisions Reasoning Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Dolle A/S

Reps: Sönke Scheltz (Eisenführ Speiser); Stefan Wiethoff (Eisenführ Speiser)

Respondents

FAKRO Dachflächenfenster GmbH
FAKRO Dachfenster GmbH
FAKRO Danmark A/S
FAKRO Sp.z.o.o

Reps: Eckart Warnke (rwzh Rechtsanwälte Wachinger Zoebisch); Julian Wachinger (rwzh Rechtsanwälte Wachinger Zoebisch)

Judges

Sabine Klepsch
Stefan Schilling
Andras Kupecz
Uwe Ausfelder

Patents

EP2476814
EP 2 476 841
EP 2 476 814 B1

CPC codes: E04F11/064

Technology area: Construction · Roof & Access Systems

Outcome

InfringedInfringed

Filed: Aug 5, 2024

First decided: Nov 5, 2025

Language: German

Hamburg Local Division found that Fakro entities infringed Dolle A/S's European Patent EP 2 476 814 B1 (roof window with priority claim). The Court granted an injunction, recall of infringing products, removal from distribution channels, provision of information and damages assessment deferred. Fakro's counterclaim for revocation was rejected. The Court confirmed that 'the same invention' in Art. 87 EPC is interpreted by the direct-and-unambiguous disclosure standard.

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Claims

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Notes: Hamburg Local Division found Fakro infringed EP 2 476 814 B1 and dismissed counterclaim for revocation; specific infringed claim numbers not enumerated in excerpt.