- Case details
- Status—ActionProcedural applicationCategoryFile-access requests (R. 262.1(b))
- Parties
- Respondents
- Sumi Agro LimitedOperating co.
- Sumi Agro Europe LimitedOperating co.
- Syngenta LimitedOperating co.
Representatives- Jörn Peters-Casalonga
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Judges
- —
- Technology
- ChemistryBasic materials chemistry
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Feb 24, 2026
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
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- 2026-02-24Application RoP262.1 (b)Public
Summary: The Court of Appeal ruled on public access to the register under R. 262.1(b) RoP in the Sumi Agro v Syngenta proceedings. The Court established that reasoned requests for written pleadings and evidence lodged at the Court of First Instance must be made to the relevant CFI Division, while requests for documents lodged at the Court of Appeal must be made to the CoA. The Court clarified the allocation of responsibilities between Registrar and Deputy-Registrar and held that a request for access must be specified and cannot require the Court to search and select documents based on relevance criteria set by the requesting party. The decision resolved a jurisdictional question about which court body handles public access requests.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Public access to the register under R. 262.1(b) RoP
- Allocation of responsibilities between Registrar and Deputy-Registrar
- Art. 23 and Art. 25 UPCS distinction between central register and sub-registries
- Specificity requirements for access requests
- Decision%20access%20Gowling%20Sumi%20Syngenta%2010-2026.pdf2026-02-24EN