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UPC CFI 541/2024

Sep 20, 2024·EP1993363 +1 more: COMPOSITION FOR COMBATING ECTOPARASITES AND THEIR OVA

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Provisional measures
Category
Provisional Measures
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Sebastian Horlemann
Division
Mannheim LD
Judges
Technology
Agriculture
Language
German
Decisions
  • 2024-12-20
    PI grantedGeneric Order

    Order from the Mannheim Local Division dated 20 December 2024 granting provisional measures requested by G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C. KG against pharma-aktiva GmbH, ALDI SÜD, ALDI Nord, ALDI SE, and Hofer KG (Austria) for alleged infringement of EP 1 993 363 B1 (a composition for combating ectoparasites). The provisional measures order prohibits defendants from manufacturing, offering, distributing, using, importing or stocking the infringing products in Germany (defendants 1–4) and Austria (defendants 1 and 5). A penalty of EUR 100 per item non-compliance was imposed. The respondents were also ordered to surrender products in their possession. Defendants were ordered to pay a preliminary cost reimbursement of EUR 11,000 jointly. The measures are effective immediately and will lapse if Syngenta does not commence main proceedings within 31 calendar days / 20 working days from 20 December 2024.

    Legal issues:Provisional measures under R. 206 RoPPrima facie infringement assessmentUrgency for preliminary injunctionPenalty payments for non-compliance
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Coverage: Partial.Reasoning extracted with partial coverage — some sections may be incomplete.
Plain-English summary

G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C.KG applied to the Mannheim Local Division for provisional measures against pharma-aktiva GmbH and ALDI entities for infringement of EP 1 993 363 B1 (polysiloxane composition for combating ectoparasites and their eggs). The court granted the provisional measures order prohibiting the defendants from making, offering, distributing, using or importing the infringing composition in Germany and Austria, declined to require security because defendants had already voluntarily ceased sales, and imposed a fine of EUR 100 per infringing item.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Infringement of EP 1 993 363 B1 (ectoparasite composition) by defendants' product is established at provisional measures stage

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 206 VerfO

    Note: Defendants did not substantially contest the infringement finding; court found the legal standing of the patent sufficiently secure to grant measures.

  • No security (Sicherheitsleistung) is required because defendants had already ceased distribution and plan to destroy remaining stock

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 62(5) UPCA; Art. 60(7) UPCA; R. 211.5 VerfO

    Note: Because defendants voluntarily stopped selling and no substantial harm would flow from the order, security would be disproportionate.

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

  • Security (Sicherheitsleistung) should be required before granting provisional measures

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 62(5) UPCA; R. 211.5 VerfO

    Reason: Defendants had already ceased distribution; no material harm would result from the order; defendants themselves did not allege impending harm.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Security is not required where defendants have already ceased infringing conduct and face no material harm from the orderProvisional measures may issue on a preliminary assessment of infringement without full determination of meritsWhere defendant does not substantively contest infringement, validity threshold for provisional measures is metProvisional cost reimbursement under UPC provisional measures practice

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