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UPC CFI 557/2024

Sep 27, 2024·EP3198245 · A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FOOD WASTE

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Status
Case Closed (Patent upheld as amended)
Action
Counterclaim for revocation
Category
Counterclaim for revocation
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The Hague LD
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Patent revokedMedian days to first decision
All UPC37% (34/91)124
The Hague LDLockedLocked
Judge Edger BrinkmanLockedLocked
Judge Petri RinkinenLockedLocked
Judge Margot KokkeLockedLocked
Judge Alessandro SanchiniLockedLocked

At the UPC: Orbisk B.V. (4 cases)·Winnow Solutions Limited (4 cases)

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    revocation counterclaim

    Summary: In the main infringement claim: A. Dismisses the orders sought by Winnow, B. Orders Winnow Solutions Limited to pay Orbisk B.V. the sum of EUR 112,000 as legal costs and EUR 5,500 as expert costs incurred by Orbisk, In the counterclaim for revocation: C. Revokes European patent EP 3198245 as granted in the contracting member states of the UPCA and maintains the patent in the contracting member states of the UPCA in a form according to Conditional Request 3:

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Document titleDatePublic
Case closed2026-04-01Not public
Headnote-and-Keywords2025-08-13Not public
20250813 - Winnow_Orbisk final signed-anon2025-08-13Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-08-13Not public
final decision2025-08-13Not public
final decision2025-08-13Public
Comments on R.190 Evidence2025-06-16Not public
Exhibit 2 - R.190 Evidence provided by Winnow2025-06-16Not public
Exhibit 2 - R.190 Evidence provided by Winnow2025-06-16Not public
Exhibit 1 - R.190 Evidence provided by Winnow2025-06-16Not public
Exhibit 1 - R.190 Evidence provided by Winnow2025-06-16Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-06-11Not public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-06-11Not public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
Outcome of the Order2025-06-11Not public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
Outcome of the Order2025-06-11Not public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-11Public
Preliminary order Winnows v Orbisk on IC hearing2025-06-04Not public
R. 262A application2025-05-12Not public
Rejoin-Amend-Patent-Defence2025-05-12Not public
DE44.B - Japanese patent application JPS6378023A (certified translation)2025-05-12Not public
R. 30 Rejoinder2025-05-12Not public
DE47 PR-6 - Documents relating to PCD2025-05-12Not public
DE47 - Second Expert statement emeritus professor Peter Rem of 12 May 20252025-05-12Not public
R. 30 Rejoinder2025-05-12Not public
Receipt2025-04-17Not public
D13 - Confidentiality request with respect to the R263 and R190 Reply2025-04-17Not public
DE46 - Corporate information Restaurant Associates and Compass Group2025-04-17Not public
D12 - R263 and R190 Reply2025-04-17Not public
DE45 - Case studies on Branocs Tree Hungy Horse pub and Crieff Hydro of 27 November 20142025-04-17Not public
D12 - R263 and R190 Reply2025-04-17Not public
D13 - Confidentiality request with respect to the R263 and R190 Reply2025-04-17Not public
Response to a Request for Order to Produce Evidence Under Rule 190 RoP2025-04-11Not public
Reply-Amend-Patent-Defence2025-04-11Not public
Annex 4 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex NF-2 to Expert Report of Prof Fleck2025-04-11Not public
Annex 6 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 1 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 3 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Rejoinder and R.30(2) application2025-04-11Not public
Annex 5 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex NF-1 to Expert Report of Prof Fleck2025-04-11Not public
Annex 2 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Receipt2025-04-11Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-04-11Not public
Annex 1 to Rejoinder - Claim amendments (MR and CRs)2025-04-11Not public
Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 6 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 3 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 2 to Rejoinder - Expert Report of Prof Norman Fleck2025-04-11Not public
Annex 5 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 4 to Rejoinder2025-04-11Not public
Annex 1 to Rejoinder - application for amendments R30(2)2025-04-11Not public
Rejoinder and R.30(2) application2025-04-11Not public
Application under r262 and r262A2025-04-09Not public
Annex 2 CONFIDENTIAL2025-04-09Not public
Annex 3 CONFIDENTIAL2025-04-09Not public
Annex 2 CONFIDENTIAL2025-04-09Not public
Annex 12025-04-09Not public
Response to Application for Leave2025-04-09Not public
r262 and r262A Application2025-04-09Not public
Annex 3 CONFIDENTIAL2025-04-09Not public
Annex 4 CONFIDENTIAL2025-04-09Not public
Annex 4 CONFIDENTIAL2025-04-09Not public
Panel-Appointment2025-04-04Not public
R. 190 preliminary order2025-04-01Not public
R. 263 preliminary order2025-04-01Not public
Receipt2025-03-11Not public
Receipt2025-03-11Not public
D11 - Confidentiality request2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-1 - CV emeritus professor PC Rem2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-5 - Excerpt of D. Pyle, "Data Preparation for Data Mining", Academic Press 19992025-03-10Not public
DE42 - Screenshots of Winnow's website via wayback machine prior to 21 April 20152025-03-10Not public
DE44.A - Machine translation by EPO of the description of JPS6378023A2025-03-10Not public
DE39 - Social media posts of Orbisk at Horecava on 7 January 20192025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-3 - Excerpt of J.F. Hair et al, "Multivariate Data Analysis", Pearson New International Edition 20142025-03-10Not public
DE40 - Expert statement emeritus professor Peter Rem of 10 March 20252025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-2 - Slides lecture 1 Data Analysis Course TU Delft 20122025-03-10Not public
DE41 - Audio transcript of the Winnow Video2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-4 - Excerpt of R. Nisbet et al, "Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications", Elsevier 20092025-03-10Not public
DE44 - Japanese patent application publication JPS6378023A of Shimadzu Corporation of 8 April 19882025-03-10Not public
DE38 - Several screenshots of Winnow's website and linked pages via wayback machine prior to 20152025-03-10Not public
DE43 - A. Seymour, "Greene King drives down costs in pub chain", Foodservice Equipment Journal, 18 March 20152025-03-10Not public
D10 - Rejoinder in the main action, reply in the counterclaim2025-03-10Not public
DE42 - Screenshots of Winnow's website via wayback machine prior to 21 April 20152025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-1 - CV emeritus professor PC Rem2025-03-10Not public
D11 - Confidentiality request2025-03-10Not public
DE44.A - Machine translation by EPO of the description of JPS6378023A2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-4 - Excerpt of R. Nisbet et al, "Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications", Elsevier 20092025-03-10Not public
D10 - Rejoinder in the main action, reply in the counterclaim2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-2 - Slides lecture 1 Data Analysis Course TU Delft 20122025-03-10Not public
DE40 - Expert statement emeritus professor Peter Rem of 10 March 20252025-03-10Not public
DE43 - A. Seymour, "Greene King drives down costs in pub chain", Foodservice Equipment Journal, 18 March 20152025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-5 - Excerpt of D. Pyle, "Data Preparation for Data Mining", Academic Press 19992025-03-10Not public
DE38 - Several screenshots of Winnow's website and linked pages via wayback machine prior to 20152025-03-10Not public
DE41 - Audio transcript of the Winnow Video2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-3 - Excerpt of J.F. Hair et al, "Multivariate Data Analysis", Pearson New International Edition 20142025-03-10Not public
DE44 - Japanese patent application publication JPS6378023A of Shimadzu Corporation of 8 April 19882025-03-10Not public
DE39 - Social media posts of Orbisk at Horecava on 7 January 20192025-03-10Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-03-10Not public
Rejoinder in the main action, reply in the counterclaim2025-03-10Not public
DE39 - Social media posts of Orbisk at Horecava on 7 January 20192025-03-10Not public
DE44.A - Machine translation by EPO of the description of JPS6378023A2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-1 - CV emeritus professor PC Rem2025-03-10Not public
DE41 - Audio transcript of the Winnow Video2025-03-10Not public
DE44 - Japanese patent application publication JPS6378023A of Shimadzu Corporation of 8 April 19882025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-2 - Slides lecture 1 Data Analysis Course TU Delft 20122025-03-10Not public
Confidentiality request2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-3 - Excerpt of J.F. Hair et al, "Multivariate Data Analysis", Pearson New International Edition 20142025-03-10Not public
DE42 - Screenshots of Winnow's website via wayback machine prior to 21 April 20152025-03-10Not public
DE43 - A. Seymour, "Greene King drives down costs in pub chain", Foodservice Equipment Journal, 18 March 20152025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-5 - Excerpt of D. Pyle, "Data Preparation for Data Mining", Academic Press 19992025-03-10Not public
DE40 - Expert statement emeritus professor Peter Rem of 10 March 20252025-03-10Not public
DE38 - Several screenshots of Winnow's website and linked pages via wayback machine prior to 20152025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-4 - Excerpt of R. Nisbet et al, "Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications", Elsevier 20092025-03-10Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-03-10Not public
DE43 - A. Seymour, "Greene King drives down costs in pub chain", Foodservice Equipment Journal, 18 March 20152025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-4 - Excerpt of R. Nisbet et al, "Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications", Elsevier 20092025-03-10Not public
DE38 - Several screenshots of Winnow's website and linked pages via wayback machine prior to 20152025-03-10Not public
DE39 - Social media posts of Orbisk at Horecava on 7 January 20192025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-5 - Excerpt of D. Pyle, "Data Preparation for Data Mining", Academic Press 19992025-03-10Not public
Confidentiality request2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-1 - CV emeritus professor PC Rem2025-03-10Not public
DE44.A - Machine translation by EPO of the description of JPS6378023A2025-03-10Not public
DE42 - Screenshots of Winnow's website via wayback machine prior to 21 April 20152025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-3 - Excerpt of J.F. Hair et al, "Multivariate Data Analysis", Pearson New International Edition 20142025-03-10Not public
DE44 - Japanese patent application publication JPS6378023A of Shimadzu Corporation of 8 April 19882025-03-10Not public
Rejoinder in the main action, reply in the counterclaim2025-03-10Not public
DE40 PR-2 - Slides lecture 1 Data Analysis Course TU Delft 20122025-03-10Not public
DE40 - Expert statement emeritus professor Peter Rem of 10 March 20252025-03-10Not public
DE41 - Audio transcript of the Winnow Video2025-03-10Not public
Receipt2025-02-04Not public
Receipt2025-02-04Not public
R. 9 Request2025-02-03Not public
DE37 - Email Bristows 28 November 20242025-02-03Not public
DE37 - Email Bristows 28 November 20242025-02-03Not public
R. 9 Request2025-02-03Not public
setting IC and OH dates2025-01-31Public
Hearing-Dates2025-01-31Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-12-23Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-12-23Not public
Annex 7 - Third Conditional Request (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Annex 5 - Second Conditional Request (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Annex 6 - Conditional Request 2A (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Annex 3 - Main Request (application amend)2024-12-23Not public
Annex 4 - First Conditional Request (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Annex 8 - Conditional Request 3A (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Annex 10 - Conditional Request 3C (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Reply to Defence and Defence to Counterclaim2024-12-23Not public
Annex 9 - Conditional Request 3B (application to amend)2024-12-23Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-12-23Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-12-23Not public
Reply to Defence and Defence to Counterclaim2024-12-23Not public
epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow2024-10-17Not public
Document from EPO2024-10-11Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-10-10Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2024-10-08Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2024-10-08Not public
Notification Of Service2024-10-08Not public
Letter-for-Service2024-10-08Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-10-08Not public
EPO-Request-for-case-pending2024-10-08Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-10-08Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-10-08Not public
DE18 - LeanPath's United States patent US 7,415,375,B22024-10-04Not public
DE11 - A. Cassidy, Guardian article about the Winnow System..., The Guardian, 15 May 20182024-10-04Not public
DE19 - Presentation by mr. Shakman (CEO of LeanPath) entitled "Food Waste Tracking:...", at the NRA Show 20102024-10-04Not public
DE22 - United States patent application US 2008/0357692024-10-04Not public
DE13 - Various Twitter posts of FoodSave about sales of the Winnow System as of 2 April 20142024-10-04Not public
DE23 - Brochure of Avery Weigh-Tronix regarding the M725 Data Management System of 20022024-10-04Not public
DE01 - Original application EP 3 198 245 filed on 21 April 20152024-10-04Not public
DE05 - Video about the Winnow System dated February 20152024-10-04Not public
Statement of defense also counterclaim for revocation including corrected formalities2024-10-04Not public
DE20 - Presentation by mr. Shakman (CEO of LeanPath) entitled "The Virtues of Now:...", at TDWI on 4 March 20132024-10-04Not public
DE21.E - Recycling Today article on BioHiTech's Eco-Safe Digester entitled "BioHiTech digester..., dated 11/09/20142024-10-04Not public
DE25 - K. Morris, "LeanPath Weighs In", Embedded Technology Journal, 8 May 20072024-10-04Not public
DE06 - T. Dasu and T. Johnson, "Exploratory Data Mining and Data Cleaning", Wiley 20032024-10-04Not public
DE24 - Literature and screenshots on data cleaning Microsoft Access2024-10-04Not public
DE21.A - Various screenshots of BioHiTech's website in relation to the Eco-Safe Digester, dated 11 March 20152024-10-04Not public
DE21.B - Various screenshots of BioHiTech's website in relation to the Cloud, dated 6 February 20152024-10-04Not public
D3 - Statement of Defence2024-10-04Not public
DE10 - V. Lim et al., "Eco-Feedback for Non-Consumption", 13 September 20142024-10-04Not public
DE03 - Chinese utility model application CN203324802U of Guangzhou Eastsoft Technology Co Ltd. published on 4/12/20132024-10-04Not public
DE26 - Relevant pages from the prosecution file of the Patent2024-10-04Not public
DE02 - Priority document US 61/982,012 filed on 21 April 20142024-10-04Not public
DE15 - Service instruction manual of Avery Berkel's programmable indicator L240 dated 14 November 20022024-10-04Not public
DE21.D - New Atlas article on BioHiTech's Eco-Safe Digester entitled "EcoSafe: Big data less waste", dated 2/12/20142024-10-04Not public
DE07 - J.M. Hellerstein, "Quantitative Data Cleaning for Large Databases", 27 February 20082024-10-04Not public
DE03.A - Chinese utility model application CN203324802U (certified translation)2024-10-04Not public
DE09 - J. Warwick, "Restaurants turning to high-tech solutions to save money and food", The Guardian 28 March 20142024-10-04Not public
DE16 - Brochure of Avery Weigh-Tronix entitled "Waste & Recycling Weighing Systems" of 20132024-10-04Not public
DE21.C - Various screenshots of BioHiTech's video of the Eco-Safe Digester2024-10-04Not public
DE14 - Various screenshots in relation to Winnow's video about its second-generation product Winnow Vision2024-10-04Not public
DE08 - Korhonen et al., "Waste container weighing...", Waste Management 39 (2015) 15-252024-10-04Not public
DE17 - Brochure of LeanPath's ValueWaste Food Waste Tracker of 20062024-10-04Not public
DE12 - M. Zornes, "Food Save - reducing food waste with the SRA", blog post on winnowsolutions.com dated 31 March 20142024-10-04Not public
DE04 - Various screenshots in relation to Winnow's video about the Winnow System2024-10-04Not public
Formal-checks_Request-for-correction2024-10-04Not public
DE10 - V. Lim et al., "Eco-Feedback for Non-Consumption", 13 September 20142024-09-27Not public
DE20 - Presentation by mr. Shakman (CEO of LeanPath) entitled "The Virtues of Now:...", at TDWI on 4 March 20132024-09-27Not public
DE25 - K. Morris, "LeanPath Weighs In", Embedded Technology Journal, 8 May 20072024-09-27Not public
DE21.E - Recycling Today article on BioHiTech's Eco-Safe Digester entitled "BioHiTech digester..., dated 11/09/20142024-09-27Not public
DE17 - Brochure of LeanPath's ValueWaste Food Waste Tracker of 20062024-09-27Not public
DE02 - Priority document US 61/982,012 filed on 21 April 20142024-09-27Not public
DE22 - United States patent application US 2008/0357692024-09-27Not public
DE08 - Korhonen et al., "Waste container weighing...", Waste Management 39 (2015) 15-252024-09-27Not public
DE01 - Original application EP 3 198 245 filed on 21 April 20152024-09-27Not public
DE03.A - Chinese utility model application CN203324802U (certified translation)2024-09-27Not public
DE07 - J.M. Hellerstein, "Quantitative Data Cleaning for Large Databases", 27 February 20082024-09-27Not public
DE23 - Brochure of Avery Weigh-Tronix regarding the M725 Data Management System of 20022024-09-27Not public
DE15 - Service instruction manual of Avery Berkel's programmable indicator L240 dated 14 November 20022024-09-27Not public
DE05 - Video about the Winnow System dated February 20152024-09-27Not public
DE21.B - Various screenshots of BioHiTech's website in relation to the Cloud, dated 6 February 20152024-09-27Not public
DE24 - Literature and screenshots on data cleaning Microsoft Access2024-09-27Not public
DE16 - Brochure of Avery Weigh-Tronix entitled "Waste & Recycling Weighing Systems" of 20132024-09-27Not public
DE26 - Relevant pages from the prosecution file of the Patent2024-09-27Not public
DE09 - J. Warwick, "Restaurants turning to high-tech solutions to save money and food", The Guardian 28 March 20142024-09-27Not public
D3 - Statement of Defence2024-09-27Not public
DE03 - Chinese utility model application CN203324802U of Guangzhou Eastsoft Technology Co Ltd. published on 4/12/20132024-09-27Not public
DE21.D - New Atlas article on BioHiTech's Eco-Safe Digester entitled "EcoSafe: Big data less waste", dated 2/12/20142024-09-27Not public
DE18 - LeanPath's United States patent US 7,415,375,B22024-09-27Not public
DE06 - T. Dasu and T. Johnson, "Exploratory Data Mining and Data Cleaning", Wiley 20032024-09-27Not public
DE13 - Various Twitter posts of FoodSave about sales of the Winnow System as of 2 April 20142024-09-27Not public
DE14 - Various screenshots in relation to Winnow's video about its second-generation product Winnow Vision2024-09-27Not public
DE21.A - Various screenshots of BioHiTech's website in relation to the Eco-Safe Digester, dated 11 March 20152024-09-27Not public
DE21.C - Various screenshots of BioHiTech's video of the Eco-Safe Digester2024-09-27Not public
DE04 - Various screenshots in relation to Winnow's video about the Winnow System2024-09-27Not public
DE19 - Presentation by mr. Shakman (CEO of LeanPath) entitled "Food Waste Tracking:...", at the NRA Show 20102024-09-27Not public
DE12 - M. Zornes, "Food Save - reducing food waste with the SRA", blog post on winnowsolutions.com dated 31 March 20142024-09-27Not public
DE11 - A. Cassidy, Guardian article about the Winnow System..., The Guardian, 15 May 20182024-09-27Not public