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Overview · Filed: Jan 4, 2025

UPC_CoA_5/2025

VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

AppealsMain AppealCourt of AppealAppealCase ClosedSettled at: Post-merits
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Parties

Claimants

Reps: Henrik Holzapfel (McDermott Will & Schulte)

Respondents

  • Juul Labs International, Inc.
Reps: Bernhard Thum (Thum & Partner); (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Judges
  • Rian Kalden
  • Ingeborg Simonsson
  • Patricia Rombach
  • Andrea Scilletta
  • Wiem Samoud
Patents
  • EP3498115
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Withdrawn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: Jan 4, 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 against the Central Division Paris revocation decision (UPC_CFI_309/2023, 5 November 2024), which had revoked EP 3 498 115 in multiple UPC member states. The withdrawal followed the EPO Boards of Appeal dismissing Juul Labs' appeal on 17 October 2025, confirming the EPO Opposition Division's revocation of 4 March 2024. NJOY had no legitimate interest in the appeal being decided. Court fees were reimbursed under the pre-2026 rate.

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