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UPC CFI 516/2024

Sep 9, 2024·EP3197316: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MOTIVATION FEEDBACK TO A USER BEFORE BRUSHING

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Provisional measures
Category
Provisional Measures
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Sönke Scheltz
Division
Hamburg LD
Judges
Technology
Display & Signage
Language
German
First decided
Sep 9, 2024
Decisions
  • 2024-09-09
    PI grantedPreliminary injunctionApplication for provisional measures

    The Hamburg Local Division granted Philips a preliminary injunction against Shenzhen Yunding at the IFA 2024 trade fair based on EP 3 197 316 B1 (oral care system with post-brushing feedback), ordering the defendant to deliver infringing products to a court bailiff for storage and to pay a fine of up to EUR 250,000 per violation.

    Legal issues:preliminary injunction at trade fairoral hygiene system patent infringementcoercive fine for non-compliance
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Case Closure Formal Check2024-11-28Not public
Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated2024-09-11Not public
Headnote-and-Keywords2024-09-10Not public
Notice of Provisional measures and instructions for access to proceedings2024-09-10Not public
Measures_DecisionOutcome_Notification.pdf2024-09-10Not public
Order2024-09-10Public
Panel-Appointment2024-09-09Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-09-09Not public
Application-For-Measures-Receipt2024-09-09Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-09-09Not public
Application-For-Measures-Acknowledgement2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES17_Patentschriften-parallele-Patente2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES03_Eidesstattliche_Versicherung_Scheltz2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES15_Screenshots-Website2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES09_Schreiben_Gegnervertreter2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES06_Unterlassungserklaerung2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES16_Eidesstattliche-Versicherung-Leenders2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES04_Abmahnschreiben2024-09-09Not public
EV Antrag EP316 Oclean_Hamburg2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES14_Bedienungsanleitung2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES17a_Maschinenelle_Uebersetzung2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES11_VerfuegungspatentEP3162024-09-09Not public
AnlageES05_Entwurf_EV-Antrag2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES12_RegisterauszugEPA2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES13_Merkmalsgliederung2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES10_Schreiben_Gegnervertreter2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES08_Schreiben_Antragstellerin2024-09-09Not public
AnlageEs02_Ausstellerverzeichnis2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES01_Handelsregisterauszug2024-09-09Not public
AnlageES07_Schreiben_Gegnervertreter2024-09-09Not public
Coverage: Partial.Reasoning extracted with partial coverage — some sections may be incomplete.
Plain-English summary

Koninklijke Philips N.V. applied for an urgent without-notice provisional injunction at the Hamburg Local Division on the same day as the IFA 2024 trade fair against Shenzhen Yunding's toothbrush product, based on EP 3 197 316 B1 (oral care system with post-brushing motivational feedback). The court granted the injunction and ordered surrender of on-site products to a court bailiff for storage, subject to a penalty of up to EUR 250,000 per violation, with Philips required to initiate main proceedings within 31 calendar days.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Philips' EP 3 197 316 B1 covers Yunding's oral care product displayed at IFA 2024, establishing a prima facie infringement

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 206 VerfO; Art. 25(a) UPCA

    Note: The Hamburg court granted a without-notice provisional injunction at the IFA trade fair, finding the infringement sufficiently established for interim purposes.

Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

No rejected arguments captured.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Ex parte provisional measures may be granted at a trade fair on same-day applicationDelivery of products to court bailiff is an available interim measure alongside injunctionProvisional measures remain pending until main proceedings are initiated within statutory deadline

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Claim construction notes

Claim 1 of EP 3 197 316 was construed to require: an oral cleaning system with a feedback system incorporating a sensor configured to detect whether the user has picked up or removed the toothbrush from its holder, to activate feedback delivery at a time after the first brushing session and before a second session.