Overview · Filed: Apr 7, 2025
UPC_CoA_328/2025
VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
AppealsMain AppealCourt of AppealAppealCase ClosedSettled at: Post-merits
Parties
Claimants
- NJOY Netherlands B.V.(Altria Group)
Reps: Henrik Holzapfel (McDermott Will & Schulte)
Respondents
- Juul Labs International, Inc.
Reps: Bernhard Thum (Thum & Partner, Thum, Mötsch, Weickert Patentanwälte); (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Judges
- Rian Kalden
- Ingeborg Simonsson
- Patricia Rombach
Patents
- EP3504990
CPC codes: A61M2016/0021, A61M2205/8237, A61M2205/3606, H02J7/00, A61M15/0015, A61M15/002, A61M15/0016, A24F7/02, A61M2205/3331, A24F40/485, A61M15/06, A61M2205/8206…
Sector: Electric Techniques
Outcome
Withdrawn
Filed: Apr 7, 2025
First decided: Jan 9, 2026
Language: English
Settled at: Post-merits — patent revoked elsewhere
The Court of Appeal permitted Juul Labs International, Inc. to withdraw its appeal (UPC_CoA_328/2025) against the Central Division Paris revocation decision (UPC_CFI_314/2023), following the EPO Boards of Appeal dismissal of Juul Labs' parallel EPO opposition appeal on 14 November 2025. The appeal was permitted to be withdrawn without NJOY's consent as NJOY had no legitimate interest in the appeal being decided. Court fees were reimbursed under the pre-1 January 2026 rate of 60% (as the original action was filed before 31 December 2025). The headnote clarifies that the amended R.370.9(b) RoP (50% reimbursement) only applies to actions filed after 31 December 2025.
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