UPC CFI 479/2025
May 30, 2025·EP3522755 Unitary patent · PIECE OF FURNITURE IN WHICH A WASHING MACHINE CAN BE PLACED AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionProvisional measuresCategoryProvisional measures
- Parties
- Claimants
- Washtower IP B.V.Operating co.
- Washtower B.V.Operating co.
Representatives- Peter van Schijndel-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Division
- The Hague LD
- Technology
- Other fieldsConsumer products · Other consumer goods
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Sep 17, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- BEGA BBK Sp. z o.o. sp. K.Withdrawn2026-01-02
| Preliminary injunction granted | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 54% (38/70) | 124 |
| The Hague LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Edger Brinkman | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Samuel Granata | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Margot Kokke | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Alessandro Sanchini | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Washtower IP B.V. (6 cases)
3 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
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More cases: The Hague LD·2025
- 2025-09-17Application for provisional measuresPublic
Summary: The Hague Local Division granted provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against Defendants 2-5 (IBBH, BEGA Consult, BEGA BBK, NEG Novex) for infringement of EP 3 522 755 B1 (washing machine cabinet). The claim against Defendant 1 (Wasombouw) was settled. Injunctions ordered against specific infringing products (Laundreezy and Respekta Clara cabinets), with costs of EUR 56,000 plus court fees awarded against the defendants jointly.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Provisional measures / preliminary injunction
- Patent infringement (washing machine cabinets)
- Interim cost award (EUR 56,000)
- UPC-wide injunction
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt | 2026-04-07 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-04-07 | Not public |
| Document Defendant | 2026-04-07 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-02-12 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-02-12 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2026-02-12 | Not public |
| Case closed | 2025-11-08 | Not public |
| Written procedure closed | 2025-11-08 | Not public |
| R. 118.8 order | 2025-09-17 | Public |
| Placeholder document | 2025-09-17 | Not public |
Washtower IP B.V. and Washtower B.V. obtained a preliminary injunction from The Hague Local Division against IBBH, BEGA Consult, BEGA BBK, and NEG Novex (Defendants 2-5) for infringement of EP 3 522 755 B1, covering washing machine cabinet furniture. The Court found the Laundreezy and Respekta Clara cabinets more likely than not infringing, and ordered injunctions, recall, and supply-chain information disclosure across all UPC states, with EUR 56,000 in legal costs awarded jointly against the defendants.
Defendants' Laundreezy and Respekta Clara washing machine cabinets fall within the scope of EP 3 522 755 B1
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 62 UPCA; R. 206 RoPNote: Court found it more likely than not that both product lines infringe the patent, granting injunctions against Defendants 2-5.
Urgency and necessity for provisional measures to stop ongoing infringement
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 62(1) UPCA; R. 206 RoPNote: Court accepted urgency and granted injunction covering all UPC Contracting Member States.
Information order necessary to stop further infringement (supply chain disclosure)
ClaimantLegal basis: R. 354 RoP; Art. 62 UPCANote: Court granted information orders on origin and distribution channels but limited scope to cessation of infringement, not damages calculation.
Recall order warranted to retrieve infringing products from professional customers
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 62 UPCANote: Court ordered a recall letter to all professional customers in UPC Contracting Member States.
Information order extending to prices and numbers of cabinets sold (for damages calculation)
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 62 UPCA; R. 206 RoPReason: Court found no urgency or necessity for disclosure of commercial data relating to damages quantification at the provisional measures stage.
No specific claim construction disputes are recorded in the excerpt. The Court applied EP 3 522 755 B1 claim scope to both the Laundreezy and Respekta Clara products and found them to fall within it.