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UPC CoA 431/2025
May 19, 2025·EP4092759 Unitary patent · SOLAR CELL PANEL
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain appeal
- Parties
- Claimants
- Astronergy GmbHOperating co.
- Astronergy Europe GmbHOperating co.
- Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.Operating co.
- Astronergy Solar Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
- Chint Solar Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
- Astronergy Solarmodule GmbHOperating co.
Representatives- Phillip Rektorschek-PENTARC Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
- Jan Phillip Rektorschek-Taylor Wessing
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringSemiconductors
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Jul 9, 2025
- EPO Opposition
- Conseil Européen de l'Industrie SolaireAdmissible2024-10-30
- Astronergy Europe GmbHWithdrawn2024-10-31
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Judge Klaus Grabinski | Locked |
| Judge Peter Blok | Locked |
| Judge Emmanuel Gougé | Locked |
At the UPC: Astronergy GmbH (9 cases)·JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. (10 cases)
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UPC CFI 795/2024·UPC CFI 429/2024·UPC APP 18705/2025·UPC APP 54918/2024·UPC APP 7618/2025
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More cases: Court of Appeal·2025
Decisions
- 2025-07-09Appeal RoP220.2Public
Summary: The Court of Appeal reversed the first-instance order and ordered JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. (a Chinese company) to provide €200,000 security for costs within one month, finding that the lack of EU/EEA recognition and enforcement guarantees for a cost award against a non-EU party is a relevant factor justifying security under the rules on security for costs.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Security for costs on appeal
- Enforcement of cost awards against non-EU domiciled parties
- Time limit for statement of response in security-for-costs applications
Documents
| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-08-11 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-07-09 | Not public |
| DecisionOutcome | 2025-07-09 | Not public |
| Final order | 2025-07-09 | Public |
| Hearing reference | 2025-07-01 | Not public |
| Hearing reference | 2025-07-01 | Not public |
| Interim-Procedure-Closure | 2025-06-11 | Not public |
| Summon-Oral-Hearing | 2025-06-11 | Not public |
| Procedural order oral hearing | 2025-06-11 | Public |
| Response oral hearing | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Comments | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Comments | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Comments | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Comments | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Comments | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Comments | 2025-06-10 | Not public |
| Preliminary order oral hearing | 2025-06-07 | Public |
| Template-Order | 2025-06-07 | Not public |
| Interim-Conference-Decision | 2025-06-07 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-06-06 | Not public |
| Response to appeal | 2025-06-06 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-05-21 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2025-05-21 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2025-05-21 | Not public |
| Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome | 2025-05-21 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Impugned decision 2 April 2025 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Appeal Pleading | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Proof of Payment of Court Fees | 2025-05-19 | Not public |
| Impugned decision 9 May 2025 | 2025-05-19 | Not public |