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UPC CFI 998/2025
Oct 1, 2025·EP3777595 +1 more: INTEGRATED CLOSURE DEVICE COMPONENTS AND METHODS
- Case details
- StatusWritten PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain Infringement Action
- Parties
- ClaimantsReps: Benjamin Grzikmek (CASALONGA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH); Jörn Peters (CASALONGA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH); Julien Thon (CASALONGA SAS); Floriane Codevelle (CASALONGA SAS)RespondentsReps: Richard Schlötter (Heumann Intellectual Property Law); Felix Daul (HGF Munich); Francois Herpe (Cornet Vincent Ségurel); Martin Köhler (Hoyng Rokh Monegier); Mirko Weinert (Hoyng Rokh Monegier); Joscha Torweihe (Hoyng Rokh Monegier); Simon Heilmann (Hoyng Rokh Monegier); Andreas Pfund (Dreiss Patentanwälte); Johannes Maurer (Dreiss Patentanwälte)
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Technology
- Consumer Goods · Footwear Closures · Packaging & Conveying
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Jun 1, 2026
Decisions
- 2026-06-01Infringement Action
The Judge-Rapporteur dismissed Defendant 2 (Shinkyung Inc.)'s application for security for costs under R. 158 RoP. The Court found that SHINKYUNG's arguments — based primarily on the financial difficulties of BOA's holding company CODI — were insufficient, since only BOA's own financial situation is relevant, and BOA was found to have sufficient means to cover any future costs order.
Legal issues:Security for costs under R. 158 RoP / Art. 69(4) UPCAWhether financial situation of holding company (CODI) is relevant to assessing claimant's meansThreshold for ordering security: sufficient means to meet a future costs order
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Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.
Only BOA's own financial situation (not that of its holding company CODI) is relevant when assessing sufficient means under Art. 69(4) UPCA
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 69(4) UPCA; UPC CoA Order UPC_CFI_548/2024 (Aarke v. Sodastream) §21BOA's latest financial analysis (17 March 2026, Q4 2025) shows CODI earned USD 64.3 million, demonstrating BOA has sufficient means
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 69(4) UPCA; R. 158 RoP
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.
CODI's stock price decline of 62% in 2025 and negative growth estimates for 2026 demonstrate that BOA lacks sufficient means to meet a future costs order
RespondentLegal basis: R. 158 RoP; Art. 69(4) UPCA